No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie
Type: Folding rollfim
Introduced: Sept 1915
Discontinued: 1926
Film size: 120
Picture size: 2 1/4 X 3 1/4"
Manufactured: US
Lenses: Achromatic and Rapid Rectilinear - see below
Shutters: Ball Bearing or Kodex - see below
Numbers made: ? but 540,000 before 1921
Original price: Camera: $10.13 Carrying Case: $1.25
Description:
Imitation leather covering; reversible reflecting finder;
sliding focusing with lock; from serial number 1,001.
Variations:
Feb 1916: new style Autographic attachment from serial
number 53,501.
Jan 1917: square ended cases changed to round from
serial number 133,301
Oct 1919: support foot shape changed from shallow S
cure to shallow C curve from serial number 375,601
Achromatic lens:
Sept 1915-23: ball bearing shutter; 1924-26: Kodex shutter
Rapid Rectilinear lens:
Nov 1915-23: ball bearing shutter; 1924-April 1926: Kodex shutter
Kodar f/7.9 lens:
May 1925 - Sept 1926: Kodex shutter
UK Variation: Anastigmat f/6.3 lens: 1926: Kodex shutter
Approximate worth: $18-30
