Beautiful Art Deco Agfa Ansco PD 16 , made in USA 1930s.

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Size Open

90 x 185 x 147 m

Size Closed

90 x 185 x 35 m

Iconic: Famous, well-known and celebrated

Produced during the main Art Deco period.
Geometric chrome strips and glossy black enamel on side panels.
Glossy black enamel and chrome on face plate.
Chrome and black enamelled struts.
Chrome door lock.
Small chevron pattern on body leatherette.
Ornate chrome film winder.
Chrome detailing on viewfinder.
Chrome detailing on table stand.
Chrome film door lock
Agfa rhombus logo on body leatherette.
Agfa Ansco logo impressed in strap.

The Agfa-Ansco PD16 Plenax camera was manufactured by the Agfa company from 1935 to approximately 1941. Designed as a low cost folding bed roll film camera. It is capable of capturing eight exposures of 2½ x 4¼ inch or 16 exposures of 2½ x 2⅛ on no. 616 film. A mask for the film plane is provided to be used to obtain the smaller 16 exposures. This camera features a swivelling brilliant finder, tripod sockets and two covered red windows. Three lens options are available including an Antar f/14, a Tripar F/11 or a Hypar F/6.3. The Antar f/14 is fitted with a simple leaf shutter providing time and instantaneous functions. There is a socket for cable release.

The aperture range is f/14 to f/32. It also has a yellow filter that can be swung into place when on the f/14 setting. The yellow filter can be used to emphasize cloud effects and for better colour rendition of landscapes and flowers.

The Agfa PD16 Clipper was a completely different collapsing design, but accepting the same film size.

All of the punctuation variations PD 16, PD-16, and PD16 may be encountered, as the company itself was not consistent.