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Ansco Memo
France Version française
Photos by JM text by JM. From the collection of JM. Last update 2023-10-27 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in USA from 1927 to (After) 1927.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 15445

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Chronology of cameras Ansco 

The Ansco Memo, a wooden camera covered in leather, was surprisingly modern and enjoyed great success in the United States when it was released in 1927. It was a compact camera that used a modern format for its time – 35mm cinema film loaded in proprietary cartridges, allowing for 50 horizontal shots measuring 18 x 24 mm each. The film advancement was done from one cartridge to another (which were originally wooden), providing a significant level of autonomy as long as you carried one or two spare cartridges.

What makes this model unique, aside from its compact size for the era, is the rapid film advancement mechanism operated by a slider on the back that moves two claws, advancing the film 18 mm horizontally and top to bottom from the upper reel to the lower cartridge.

You'll also notice the small metal handle that gives this camera the appearance of a lantern, as well as the bright tubular viewfinder screwed onto the top of this box-like structure. This model includes a small trigger guard.

In this presentation, the camera is shown exceptionally opened, with its back in the foreground and one of its proprietary supply/receive cartridges.

This camera is not commonly found in Europe; this particular one was acquired in the United States.

There is a very rare, even earlier version of this 1927 camera, produced in very limited quantities just before this one, which is not covered in leather but is made of varnished wood with brass accents.

Ansco Memo



Ansco Memo
original design. Patent # DES74,211


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