The Autographic Kodak Camera, 1914-1932

‘The autographic system for roll film was launched by Kodak in 1914, and allowed the photographer to add written information on the film at the time of exposure.’

- Wikipedia

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helcio

January 1, 2012 at 7:16 pm · Reply

I love old cameras, thank you for these nice time capsule.

Rick

January 2, 2012 at 3:12 am · Reply

All of these ads appeal to the very same things that people take pictures today. not much has changed in the ~100 years since then.

Ang

January 3, 2012 at 1:01 am · Reply

I have one of these, the large foldout 3A model. I picked it up at an antique store for $5 which going by the ads above is about what it sold for originally. They’re pretty cheap because there are still a lot of them around. I use it as a decorative knick-knack and I love it.

Claire

January 5, 2012 at 10:02 pm · Reply

Thank you! I’d been wondering what that bit was on the back of my Kodak!

Gerald

January 6, 2012 at 5:05 am · Reply

I have two of these 3A Autographics (circa 1926) modified to use 120 film for 6x14cm panoramic shots. They work great (take a look at some results: http://goo.gl/KfjB). And they are a whole lot more fun than a boring digicam…