~~ART DECO~ Kodak 1A AUTOGRAPHIC ~Pocket Folding Camera ~Original Stylus ~ca1921

Description

This includes the very hard to find stylus.
116 film size.  Kodar 131mm f7.9 lens, Kodex Shutter.  Patent dates from 1913 through 1921.
The back of the body looks close to new, the leather looking almost perfect.  There is a little lifting of the leather around the Autographic port handle, easily re-glued.  The rest of the body and handle leather is well above average.  Original handle with Kodak imprint missing a little of the original finish.  Bellows and door leather on the separate front piece are in average condition for this age camera with some discoloration on the bellows leather.  Please see zoomed pictures for theses and other condition details.
The Autographic feature allowed the user to make notations with a stylus on autographic film.  Usually the stylus is missing but on this camera it is present in the holder next to the shutter.  Well before the digital age, it is the first version of a "date stamp" type camera.
Focus is to 6 ft.  Shutter is fully functional except T which functions like B (opens when shutter pressed and closes when shutter released).
and
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You can take pictures on 120 film by threading onto the 116 spool. When you are done taking pictures, you must rewind the film back onto the 120 spool in a darkroom or changing bag before sending out for processing to avoid losing the now rare 116 spool.
Hard to find in this condition with the stylus.
No. 1A Autographic Kodak Camera was manufactured by the Eastman Kodak company from 1916 to 1924. Constructed of aluminum for strength and covered in seal grain leather. accompanied by a black leather bellows with the metal parts are finished in nickel or black enamel. Capable of taking twelve exposures 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches on No. A 116 autographic film cartridge. Fitted with a Kodak Rapid Rectilinear lens and the Kodak ball bearing shutter with variable speeds up to 1/100 second. An optional Kodak Anastigmat f7.7 lens was available. Additional features included a folding bellows design, automatic focusing lock, reversible finder, and two tripod sockets. Priced at .50 to .50, in 1916. The early 1916 version is depicted to the right and a later model from 1922 is depicted below. As you can see some dramatic design changes were made over the life of this camera.
The
No. 1A Autographic Kodak Jr.
is a folding camera for type 116
Autographic
film. It was made in
Rochester
, NY, USA by Eastman
Kodak
Company and by Eastman Kodak Company, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This "Autographic" camera is an updated version of the No. 1A Kodak Junior which was launched in 1914 but did not say "Autographic" on it. Various versions were produced with different wording on the parts and the viewfinder is sometimes directly above the lens and sometimes offset to the side.
Specifications
Type: Folding camera
Manufacturer: Eastman Kodak Company
Years of production: 1914-27
Film: Roll film (size 116)
Frame Size: 6.5x11 cm
Focal length: 5.25 inches
Focusing: Fixed on some models, by distance zone on bellows extension on others.
Weight: 28oz.
Original price: -24
The lens and shutter were changed several times during the production run.
1914-24 Meniscus achromatic (fixed focus) lens, Kodak
Ball Bearing Shutter
with T, B, 1/25s, 1/50s and 1/100s settings.
1914-25 Rapid rectinlinear lens, Kodak ball bearing shutter.
1915-25 Kodak
Anastigmat
f/7.7-45 lens, Kodak ball bearing shutter.
1916-24 Meniscus Achromatic (focusing) lens (a single-element
meniscus lens
with 4 selectable apertures), Kodak ball bearing shutter.
1923 Kodak Anastigmat f/7.7-45 lens, Ilex Universal shutter.
1924 Kodak Anastigmat f/7.7-45 lens, multiple speed shutter.
1925 Rapid rectinlinear lens, Kodex shutter.
1925-26 Kodar f/7.9 lens, Kodex shutter.
1925-27 Meniscus achromatic (fixed focus) lens, Kodex shutter.
1925-27 Meniscus achromatic (focusing) lens, Kodex shutter.
1925-27 Kodak Anastigmat f/7.7 lens, Diomatic shutter.