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Ansco Cameras 1920 User manual
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WhY Tou Should' i
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PhotoyaPher
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WHY YOU SHOULDBECOMEA
PHOTOGRAPHER
ut_. SUMMER vacation, a winter trip in
Dr. Goodwin southernlatitudes or holidaysat home,
it matters not which, the occasionDr. Good,u;inU the Triu*?lt and the necessityfor pleasurablememoranda tf ltis fdea or for recording interesting data is ever
as embodied in present. The great recorderof place,epoch
Ansco picture Ansco F'ilm and face is the camera. One
will condensein a spaceB*Lx 4+ or 4 x E,
Photography the culmination of a series of events and
will give visible expression to years of rft HE utopian dream of the photo- tenderness,affection and love, such as it I grapher became practical reality
would take a book of many pagesto describethrough his marvelousinventive genigs-
nothing was left for future improvement. imperfectly.
Portable, rollable, non-breakable, norl- The secret of living one's life over and
curling, non-electric, non-halative. over is dependentto a great extent on our
ability to share it with others, to impress
Ansc(o Cornpan)z and affect others with it. Therein lies the
EBin$harnlon,N.Y. charm and power of the letter writer of the
past; therein the force and attraction of
the lecturer of the present who illustrates
his subjects with lantern projections of hisView original page 4Page 5 · Read text
photographs,which alone enables him to ANSCO FILM PHOTOGRAPIIY
live"the past over and over for the amuse- AND WHAT IT MEANS
ment and instruction of his audience.
R. Andrew Pringle, one of the leading It is an every day occurrencefor onewho AA I Y I lights in Photography in England, ex-has traveled extensively,to invite a party pressedhimself in 18BT as follows: ,,Whatof friends to attend a photographically we really want is a support for the emulsion,illustrated lecture of the places he has transparent and grainless. The support mustvisited. Why ? Because he must have be light, flexible and in such length as to ad-others to share his knowledge, so that the mit of being wound on spools. When we get apleasure of recollection may be complete. support suchasI have indicated,photographyStill, a lecture or a book of travels deals in will make such a stride as will throw intogeneralities and conveys impressions from obscurityall previousadvances.,,*.And as if inthe standpoint of the writer or lecturer. responseto this wish formulated by pringleThere is nothing personal. It dealswith the and many others the Rev. Hannibal Goodwin,place only, devoid of any personal atmos- that painstaking, unassumingAmerican wasphere and actions. Why not be your own quietly at work preparing for the world themouthpiece,when all that is necessaryis to wonderful invention known as Ansco Filmtake an Ansco with You ? Photography. Dr. Goodwin'spatent was ap-
plied for in 1887, but owing to interference
proceedings in the patent office it was not
issueduntil 1898,
GooowrN'sANSCoFrlm is the original, the
genuine and the perfect film.
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ANSCOCOMPANY, BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
ANSCO COMPANY, BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
ADVANTAGESOF HARMONIOUSCOLORVALUES
ASSHOWNrN AI{SCOFrlu, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
In view work, where there are clouds and foliage, or
work embracinggreat distances,the finer details are
retained and a harmonyof light and shadeis secured.
portrait work, the draperies,dresses, et{).rarerepro- tn
ducedin their true color values. Auburn hair wiil be
reproducedin a different tone from black hair. Blue
eyeswill not be representedas almost white.
COLORVALUESIN PICTURESTAKEN ON
ANSCOFILMS AN EQUALLY IMPORTANTPOINT
OLOR VALUES in black and white are as effec. with the markedimprovementsmentioned,the Ansco
tive in reproducingnature as the actual colors. film still retains that finenessof grain of the emulsion
A dry point or an etching by Whistler has in the so necessaryin producing a well-balancednegative,
fine shadesof black and white the force of the color with details in the shadowsand delicate half-tones in
valueswhich the cameramakespossiblewith the Ansco the high lights.
film. AII film may be truthfully advertised as being
orthochromatic,for there is no difficulty in making a
KEEPING QUALITY A CONVEI,IIENTfilm sensitiveto one or morecolors. The art is, to make
it sensitiveto the right colorsand in the properdegree, ADVANTAGE
so as to producethe various tints of black and white Ansco films as now madewill keep in goodconditionnecessaryto create the correct illusion. dgring the time for which they are guaianteedunder
For practical purposesthe film shouldbe very sensi- almost any climatic conditionsand will last almost as
tive to greenandyellow,on accountof the greenfoliage long as a dry plate, if proper care is taken of them.
and in order to make instantaneouspictures possible
on hazy days and late in the afternoon, when yellow ANSCO FILM IS THE FILM WITHlight prevails. It shouldbe only moderatelysensitive
to red, so as to prevent fog in developingby ruby light. EXPERIENCE BEHIND IT
The excessivesensitivenessto blue andviolet which all The photographicexpertswho make Anscofilm havefilms are likely to possessmust be decreasedin relative benefited by the failures of other manufacturers inproportionto the sensitivenessto red, yellow and green. attempting to producea perfect result.View original page 6Page 13 · Read text
ANSCO COMPANY, BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
ANSCOCOMPANY, BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
TRIPODS ANSCODRY PLATE ATTACHMENT
h;.tt:: .:
\ I TF' supply this attachment, or rather inter-
V V changeableback, for thosewho desireto use
V Y dty plates instead of films in the Ansco
camerasNo. 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10. No. 1 ANS00 TRIPOD
When the Ansco Dty Plate Attachment is substi- HIS tripod is of very solid constructionand is
tuted for the film back, the Ansco camera does not intendedto take a camera as large as 11 x L4.
vary in appearance. It remains the same only that It is made of ash, white shellac finish, metal
it then takes a clouble dty plate holder. It is not, shoe, level with the wood, with top 8 inches in diam-
therefore, a makeshift, as heretofore sold by other eter, with ears screwed on underneath with lock
manufacturers. An Ansco fitted with this attach- arrangement, so as to render it impossiblefor the legs
ment becomes the most compact, practical and to hecome detached accidentally. The top is covered
efficient dry plate camera on the market. with green baize.
Price com plete u'ith one D. P. Holder $3.5o P r i c e . . . o . . . . . . r i o . o . . . . o . . , $ 5 . o o E,xtra plate holder r.2s
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Ansco CornPan;rr
Etin$harnton'N.Y'
NEW YORK CITY 4o East zrst Street
BOSION, MASS. - rot Tremont Street
ST. LOUIS, MO. - 4o7North BroadwaY
CINCINNATI, OHIO - Andrews Euilding
S. E' Cor. Fifth and Race Streets
TORONTO, CANADA 3o Wellington St'' West
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