No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie
Type: Folding rollfim
Introduced: Nov 1915
Discontinued: 1926
Film size: 116
Picture size: 2 1/4 X 4 1/4"
Manufactured: US
Lenses: Achromatic and Rapid Rectilinear - see below
Shutters: Ball Bearing or Kodex - see below
Numbers made: ? but 210,000 before 1921
Original price: ?
Description:
Imitation leather covering; reversible reflecting finder;
sliding focusing with lock; from serial number 951.
Variations:
March 1916: new style Autographic attachment from serial
number 21,401.
Nov 1917: square ended cases changed to round from
serial number 64,501
Sept 1919: support foot shape changed from shallow S
cure to shallow C curve from serial number 209,301
Achromatic lens:
Nov 1915-23: ball bearing shutter; 1924-Sept 1926: Kodex shutter
Rapid Rectilinear lens:
Nov 1915-May 1923: ball bearing shutter; 1924-Jan 1925: Kodex shutter
Kodar f/7.9 lens:
May 1925-26: Kodex shutter
UK Variation: Anastigmat f/6.3 lens: 1926: Kodex shutter
Approximate worth: $15-30
