I wonder if any forum member can help with the following queries :-
One on behalf of a friend with a very nice Burke & James 5" x 7" camera, whose handle/strap broke recently. Fortunately no damage was sustained by the camera, but he would like to preserve originality, by fitting something similar to what might have been supplied by the manufacturer. I am pretty sure that the broken strap was not original, it looks too narrow. Does anyone have a B&J with an original strap and could they forward a photograph?
Two is a query of my own, concerning my Agfo Ansco 8" x 10" with an old dry, cracked strap, poised ready to break. Having had a close look at the rear of the camera , it looks as if the retaining hasps for the strap might be rivetted on the inside.
Access to this area of the back, appears to require removal of the bellows, which at the rear are retained by a four piece frame, pinned and screwed. Have any forum members replaced the handle on their 8" x 10" Agfa Ansco? I am interested to hear what problems they encountered and where they sourced the relacement strap.
Colin Myers
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