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I have an old camera ( I believe a 1910 Ansco) with black bellows made of wood (possible mahogany) encased in leather, also 2 movie cameras metal 1 is a 3 rotatable lens made by revere model ca2, the other is a bell and howell 252. Any information would be appreciated incuding worth. thank you
Re: Older ansco camera and 2 bell and howell movie cameras
Addressing the Ansco:
Ansco produced photo film, papers, and cameras from the mid-1800s through the 1980s. They actually pre-date Kodak in the photo business, founded in 1842.
Yours appears to be a Junior B (also known as Model B) which was produced between 1906 and 1913. It uses 2 1/2" x 4 1/4" roll film. It's a fancy-looking camera but sadly there's not a huge demand for them. A really clean specimen gets about $50-65, those in the condition of yours are more in the $35 range.
I'm still looking into the others.