No. 1A Autographic Kodak Special

1917 Autographic Kodak Special with rangefinder, below lensboard (Image rights)

The No. 1A Autographic Kodak Special of 1914 was the autographic variant of Kodak's No. 1A Kodak Special folding bed camera. It made 2½×4¼" exposures on type No. 116 rollfilm.

The No. 1A Autographic Kodak Special of 1917 was the variant with coupled rangefinder, following the No. 3A Autographic Kodak Special of 1916 which was the first rangefinder camera. It had a Kodak Anastigmat f.6.3 lens and a Kodamatic shutter with speeds from 1/2 to 1/200 sec. plus bulb and time mode.

No. 1A Autographic Kodak Special w/ Velosto shutter image by Christian Westphalen (Image rights)