Ansco No. 3A Folding Buster Brown

{"overview":"The Ansco No. 3A Folding Buster Brown is an early 20th-century folding roll-film camera produced by Ansco in the United States. On that limited evidence, today's value at saleroom level for a No. 3A Folding Buster Brown sits in the low double digits in GBP, and the price a collector pays at auction will hinge heavily on cosmetic condition and whether the bellows and shutter still function.","buying_guide":"Folding cameras of this era commonly suffer from pinholed or split bellows, sticky or seized leaf shutters, hazy lenses, and corroded or missing winding keys. Inspect the bellows in a dark room with a torch inside, check that the shutter fires at its marked speeds, and confirm the front standard locks open squarely. Spare parts are not manufactured, so working donor bodies are the usual source of repair components.","specs":"Provided technical data is insufficient to summarise specifications reliably for this model.","faq":[{"q":"What is an Ansco No.

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