No. 3A folding Ansco camera
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c1914-1931
This object is a No. 3A folding camera manufactured by Ansco. Dating from circa 1914 to 1931, it features a classic folding bed configuration with dark, textured covering on its exterior body. When opened, the camera reveals a dark folding bellows mechanism, a lens and shutter assembly mounted on front standards, and a drop-down metal bed equipped with extension tracks and control fittings.
The camera measures 260 mm in height, 130 mm in length, and 210 mm in depth. It incorporates a handle strap attached to one end of the outer casing, metal brackets supporting the hinged bed, and a small viewfinder unit positioned above the lens standard.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 130 mm; Depth: 210 mm; Height: 260 mm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Ansco
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Camera
- Museum object number
- RPS.306-2018
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.