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Charles Fallis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 02:03 pm: | 
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I just bought an Ansco no. 4 Vest Pocket Camera, from ebay, made in 1901. Someone has removed all of the covering from it and I want to replace it. Does anyone know whether the original covering was leather or leatherette? I am presuming it was leather, since the camera body has rounded corners and I think that leather would be much easier to mold to fit these corners. I may be mistaken though.
It is also missing the slotted strut that supports the rail bed. I believe I recall seeing similar struts used on wooden boxes (years ago)Would a hardware store be likely to carry something similar that I could use as a replacement, or would I have better luck looking in a hobby/craft store? |
Charles Fallis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 06:53 pm: |
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Well, I found out the covering was leather. Turns out the piece of hardware I want is called a "straight friction lid support." Ony problem is that the hardware stores here only sell them in 6-inch lengths. I need one that is about four inches. |
Debra Hope
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 09:08 am: |
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My Dad has an Ansco 35 mm camera that needs repair. He sent it to the address on the manual that it came with. The box was returned as "undeliverable", so he asked me to go online and see if I could find a current address. Now, neither of us are camera or photography buffs, and what I seem to be finding out is that Ansco cameras are antique collector's items. Does that mean the company is no longer in business? I would appreciate some enlightenment. Does the company still exist, and if so, does anyone have a current address, or even a website I could visit? |
Fallisphoto
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Username: Fallisphoto
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Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2006 - 08:31 pm: |
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Debra:
I'm afraid Ansco went out of business sometime around 1990. If you can't fix it yourself, you'll have to find someone who does vintage camera repair. |
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