Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic No. A-127 *Rare Vintage* Camera

Description: This is a RARE Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic No. A-127 Camera with original stylus for writing on the film paper through the back door. The ball bearing shutter still works and the shutter aperture still opens and closes. The viewfinder is pretty clean and can be seen through easily. It is, however, missing its lens glass and the bellows are very worn out. This camera is a very unique display piece and its body and mechanics are physically in good enough condition to be restored by someone capable of replacing the bellows and finding a lens for it. It also has an original 127 take-up spool that comes with it. Its serial number is 1034403 which indicates it was manufactured in late 1918 according to Camera Wiki. From Camera Wiki: The Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic was a "vest pocket" strut folding camera advertised as "The Soldier's camera" during WWI, which added the Autographic feature to the 1912 Vest Pocket Kodak. It was manufactured by Kodak from 1915 to 1926. The camera back had an area through which notes could be written onto the paper backing of the special 127 film, a feature invented by Henry J. Gaisman. There was a choice of lenses, including a Kodak Anastigmatic f/7.7, a simpler meniscus or a Rapid Rectilinear. Kodak Vest Pocket 127 Autographic Camera Introduced 1915 and continued through to 1926 although after 1919 construction was changed from the strut type bellows to a drop bed. Very small the first popular compact camera, it would fit comfortably into a vest pocket. Sometimes referred to as the “soldiers camera” because of its small size it was rumoured to have been carried by soldiers in the 1914-1918 war. This may have happened once or twice but not as a regular event. Its use would have been strictly prohibited. The first camera to use 127 film, it had a small door in the back and a sharp metal stylus to enable the user to mark details on the film which would then be briefly exposed to daylight so that it the etched marking would be on the developed film. In effect it had a data back. There are variations from year to year, some have a smooth black painted finish, some a crackle finish and some have leather. The basic specification is:Format: 8 exposures on 127 film (4cm x 6.5cm)Lens: Single element meniscus or rapid rectilinearShutter: Kodak ball bearing shutter. Speeds 1/25th, 1/50th, B and TSize: Including case 13cm x 8cm x 3cmA characteristic of the type of lens fitted to these Kodak's is a fall off in definition at the edges of the frame and an overall softness of the image. An effect which is now seen as desirable!

Price: 85 USD

Location: Kingston Springs, Tennessee

End Time: 2024-09-30T18:20:20.000Z

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