Cine-Ansco Model B
Camera
Agfa-Ansco
American, 1928–1943
Cine-Ansco Model B
ca. 1931
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 8 1/8 × 3 × 6 3/4 in., 5.2 lb. (20.6 × 7.6 × 17.1 cm, 2.3 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 2048 Black, leather bound, rectangular, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/3.5 lens, optical viewfinder, speed control, footage gauge, shutter control switch and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Embossed in silver on viewfinder on front of camera: FINDER SETTING, Use Number Corresponding with focal Length of Lens in Inches PATENTS PENDING SPEED CONTROL / Engraved in black on speed control on front of camera: 1 1/2, 1, 2, 4 / Embossed in silver on product label on front of camera: The Model B CINE-ANSCO, 8, 16, EXPOSURES per SECOND 32, 64, STOP, STOP, 16, 11, BRILLIANT, 8, 5.6, 11, 8, BRIGHT, 5.6, 4, 8, 5.6, CLOUDY, 4, 2.8, 5.6, 3.5, DULL, 2.8, 1.5, MADE IN U.S.A. BY Agfa Ansco BINGHAMTON, N.Y. / Engraved in brass on front of camera: f 3.5 AGFA ANASTIGMAT / Embossed in silver on viewfinder on back of camera: CLOSE-UPS, DISTANCE / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: [illegible] Agfa Ansco Corp. Rec. 4/6/31 / Engraved in black inside footage compartment: 2048 /
