Rehabbing an old Ansco 8x10

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I'm rehabbing an old Ansco 8x10 camera. Some of the old knobs needs replacing. Does anybody know of a good vendor for such parts?

Thanks in advance!
 

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One source for knobs I saw listed in an article was Reid Supply Company. (I have no experience with them.) You might also want to try Richard Ritter for brass knobs. You can Google either for their respective websites.

As alternative, you could also try the For Sale section of this forum or of the LF Info forum as well as FleaBay for listings of parts cameras, aka Hanger Queens. There are a few auctions going on now in FleaBay - none of which I have any vested interest in - for beater or parts Ansco cameras. As Ansco cameras can have either Bakelite knobs (in red or black) or metallic (brass) knobs, be sure to examine the listing pictures when going after these 'donor' cameras.
 
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Thanks for the leads. I think the knobs are bakelite. I think that's why they deteriorated. I Google Reid.
 

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I'm not sure if you realise, but Bakelite contains asbestos...
 

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When I re-did a Calumet C1, I got them from McMaster Carr....the most amazing hardware store on the planet! The other place to check is Rogan
 
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Hey thanks for the link. I was wondering where do get them and now I'm wondering which one to get. It's over whelming! I gotta tell my girlfriend that I found a place to get a new knob
 
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