ANSCO ANSCOFLEX II 2 Camera W/Case - 1950's Flash - Storage box - Booklet VNTG

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1950’s ANSCO ANSCOFLEX II 2 Camera W/Case - Flash - Storage box - Booklet VNTG.
Cool vintage camera with carrying hard case, smaller leather case, flash, spools and instruction booklet.  Items have some minor scratches, scuffs and discoloration from age. Brown hard case has a broken strap, but the loops are still good to attach a new one. Camera is UNTESTED.
The Ansco Anscoflex is an unusual enamelled-metal pseudo TLR with a large lens cover which slides up to form the viewfinder hood. It was built in the USA by Ansco from around 1954 to a design by Raymond Loewy. The aperture (f/11) and shutter speed are fixed. It takes 6x6cm images on 620 film, wound by a large, ratcheted knob in the side. The camera was advertised as an inexpensive easy to use quality camera.
Manufactured between: 1953-1956
Twin Lens Reflex
Lens: Two Element Meniscus f/11
Focal Distance: 6 Feet - Infinity
Shutter Type: Rotary
Shutter Speed: 1/60th
The Anscoflex II added two controls on the lower front panel: one is for close-focus and the other is a yellow filter.