Purchased by myself as a photographic resale item because it was a  

collectible & Useable  

ITEM:

  • Ansco 1894 patent wood Box camera


  • MECHANICALLY:  Over 100+ years old, very old design Ansco in leather handle very hard to read. Constructed of leather over dove tail wood, meniscus lenses, working sector shutter, cleaned lenses inside out; using Kodak 101 9x9cm film size or 3.5"x3.5".  over four hours to identify this Box camera. Has the bat wing brass hinge in back. Back door opens, Front D ring MUST be pulled up and Held up while the wooden center assembly with lens pulled out. Really old build design in great shape for this age of Box camera. Made by Anthony & Scovill under there new name of Ansco.

  • OPTICALLY:  Highly collectible, impossible to find, harder to identify, in great shape for its 100+ years.

  • NOTE: Black Tin bezel missing off reflex viewer top, otherwise exact. 


    •  

     Feedback UPDATE:

     I leave professional positive feedback only and work out any and all problems if they happen.please contact me if problems in shipping or content occurs,FIRST by asking a question in the eBay message sytem.

    A choice piece from a camera pro to you. Original, what more could you asked for, checked out by a known camera seller & technician & writer on CameraShopper magazine.  Good clean optics, GREAT  image, Enjoy,   Don

     
    <P>  Camera sale terms & shipping & Handling terms for:  P><P

    <P>  I have specialized in the PHOTO  field since 1968 holding  an A.A.S. degree in Photographic Technology from the SUNY @ Farmingdale, L.I., NY and check my items out carefully, before listing. I also hold degrees in Earth Science  B.S. & Geo-Physics M.S. & Electronics B.S., and taught electronics for 26 years, so you can be sure I check these items out. I have been known to rebuild shutters of Copal design and specialize in Takumar curing and Japanese war era folding cameras.

    <P> I use Paypal.com as my #1 way to be paid fast, and ship fast when you pay fast. Domestic Priority mail is 2 Business Days from the post office under best circumstances. That’s there rules, NOT mine. I have a 1 day BUSINESS DAYS  turnaround in sales in house, from the time YOU pay and I RECEIVE  the money, not when you sent it. So together it could be 2 days before you receive your item at times. Please be patient and professional and trusting. Holiday periods the USA post office is very, very slow, DO NOT hold me responsible for HOLIDAYS  in the USA, please; or snow storm's in the NE. of Pa. where I live under Global freezing! Regards, Don