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The Ansco Shur-Flash was manufactured by Ansco in circa 1953. It was a popular box camera made with a water resistant fiber body covered in black imitation leather and a metal faceplate and viewer. It was capable of capturing eight 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch exposures on standard no. 120 roll film. The camera was fitted with a fixed focus single meniscus lens for taking photos from about 8 feet to infinity. The guillotine shutter provided snap shot speed of about 1/40 of a second. The Ansco Shur-Flash camera was originally priced at $4.95 and the complete outfit with camera, flash attachment, film and bulbs costs $9.75.

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