Ansco Readyflash, 1950 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Viewfinder-type camera; 620 roll film; negative size 6 x 8.5 cm; fixed-focus lens; single speed shutter; two flash terminals.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1950 - 1959
Creator
- Agfa Ansco (Firm) (Manufacturer, Organization)
Access
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Biographical / Historical
The Ansco Readyflash was a simple viewfinder-type camera with a fixed-focus lens, fixed aperture and single-speed shutter. Made circa 1953, it took 620 film, giving 8 2¼" x 3¼" exposures on a roll.
Its big feature was that it was flash-ready (hence the name); the top of the lens panel had two flash terminals, synched to the shutter, to attach to a flashbulb holder. The body was a basic sheet-metal box, with removable lid, and plastic fittings carrying the lens, shutter and viewfinder. It seems to have been a replacement for the Ansco Pioneer, discontinued at about the same time.
Extent
1 item (1 camera) : glass, metal, plastic ; 8 X 9.5 X 11 cm
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
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