Ansco N° 2A Folding Buster Brown

Photos by PG text by PG. From the collection of PG. Last update 2023-10-30 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in USA from (After) 1910 to (After) 1910.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 2431

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Chronology of cameras Ansco

The Buster Brown series takes its name from a small character, the hero of a comic strip that appeared in the Sunday edition of the American newspaper New York Herald starting in 1902. The author was Richard Felton Outcault. The character was extensively used in commercial franchising.

The choice of a name so similar to "Brownie," used by Kodak, was likely not a random decision.

Ansco used the name for both box and folding cameras.

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The body of this horizontal wooden folding camera is covered in canvas. The front door is made of aluminum, also covered in canvas. The high-quality nickel plating has endured over the years without deteriorating. The viewfinder rotates to the right for framing during vertical photo-taking.

The name of the owner, "Miss Helen Murphy of Columbus, Ohio," is still inscribed in pencil inside the rear door. The lens serial number, as well as the film format, is penciled on a ring inside the lens/shutter assembly.

It's worth noting the striking resemblance to the Kodak 2A Folding Pocket Brownie.

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