Buster Brown No. 2A Camera

Name/Title

Buster Brown No. 2A Camera

Entry/Object ID

1998.24.2

Description

This is an Ansco brand "Buster Brown" No. 2A camera. The camera has a leather strap on the top that goes diagonally across the camera. The Buster Brown No. 2A made 2 1/2×4 1/4 " exposures probably on type 116 film rolls. There is a note associated with the camera that reads, "'Kodak' Box Camera owned by Laura Goad in 1918. She became Laura Goad Manion in 1923./ Razor of Benjamin A. Manion" on the front and, "Mother and father of Charles E. Manion/ 1161 Berch St." on the back. The camera measures 4.25" (h) x 5.5" (w) x 3.25" (d).

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1906 - 1923

Notes

Date: 1914 circa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Camera

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Camera Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Photographic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Parts

Count

1

Provenance

Notes

"Kodak" Box Camera owned by Laura Goad in 1918. She became Laura Goad Manion in 1923.