292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member)

[Sir Gator]

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Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you today the above item that my grandfather brought home with him after the war. My grandmother (we miss you Granny!) gave it to me about 25 years ago. It is a German box camera made by Agfa. The Agfa company was founded in Berlin back in 1867 and ceased producing cameras in 1983. I believe this particular model was called the Box 44, produced from 1933 until 1938.

 

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Agfa_Box_44

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Agfa

 

If this is correct he must have bought it used, maybe from a resale shop, I don't know where he got it. When you take off the back of the camera the inside is very spacious and for years I thought maybe something was missing from inside it. That is until I recently found a youtube video showing how you load it, cool!

 

 

 

 

Thought our 292nd photog expert would get a kick out of this item, ever use anything like this Gary?

Have a good one everybody.

 

Randy

What a family heirloom, Randy! Very, very cool!

 

Gary