Ansco, Binghamton, NY
Memo Camera (wood finished), 1927
| The Memo Camera was an early 35mm camera, taking
half-frame images (18 x 23 mm) on 35mm film which was housed in special
cartridges made of wood (early) or metal (later). This dovetailed,
exposed-wood version, the earliest of the series, was only advertised at the
end of 1926 and beginning of 1927. After that, the Memo camera had a
leather covering. Also specific to this model were the varnished brass
fittings - future models would have nickel-plated fittings.
The back of the camera shows the film advance - the small round knob in the center of the plate. After making an exposure, the photographer would push this knob down, and toothed cogs would advance the film to the next frame. This particular example has a 40mm Cinemat lens in a variable-speed Ilex shutter. Several different combinations of lens and shutter have been recorded over the years. |
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