michael_pye Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hi, My Great Grandfather used to use this old camera. Nowhere on it does it say the name of the camera. The only information is on the cart, which states 'Patented Sept. 23 1902 / Patented July 28 1908. Would anybody know any makes of old lens that fit this camera? Any information on this camera would be very gratefully received. Thanks. http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5802/studiocamera1yq0.jpg http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8364/studiocamera2wd2.jpg http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9629/studiocamera3xk0.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kahn Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Wow! If that's in your living room, it must be one hell of a conversation piece. Have you tried contacting Kodak? Chances are they might have the info in their archives..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_pye Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 Thats a good idea. Yeah! It is in my living room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_briggs2 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Many, many lenses will fit this camera. Just as long as the diameter is smaller than the lensboard, which should be easy. You just have a new lensboard made with the correct size hole for the shutter or barrel lens, and then either screw the a flange to the lensboard and attach the lens to the flange, or use a retaining ring as a nut to hold the lens to the lensboard. From you first photo, it looks like the camera has a lensboard with a flange, but no lens. That flange will fit only a limited number of lenses with those particular threads. If you buy a lens that includes a flange, then you easily mount that lens to a different lensboard. What is the size of the camera. Can you figure out the image size, e.g, the ground glass dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_briggs2 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Maybe you want to know which lenses are from the same time period of the camera? There is also the issue of which lenses will cover the format, which is why I asked the size of the ground glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mag_miksch Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 and look for a lens with a shutter^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_galli4 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 This appears to be an old Anthony & Scoville, later Ansco. I have one just like it. There were different possible options at the rear to hold your film or glass plates. Yours seems to be missing entirely. A correct period lens would be a big brass Petzval type. These are actually a lot of fun to use. The shutter on these is actually inside the camera behind the lens. That's what the hose and bulb are for. <a href="http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/AnEquipmentTourDeForce.jpg">Here's</a> a photo of a couple of mine that get used all the time.<br><p> <img src=http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/AnEquipmentTourDeForce.jpg><br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louann_higgins Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 hi, i have a kodak ball bearing shutter. patented in usa jan 18, 1910. autotime patent 1908. there are also a couple other dates louann higgins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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