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The autographic system for
Image:No1-A Autographic Kodak Jr.jpg, No.1-A Autographic Kodak Jr. camera, made 1914–1927, uses size 116 (or A116) film.
Image:No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie.jpg, No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie is a folding camera for type 120 autographic film. More than half a million models were sold between 1915 and 1926.
Size A118 Autographic Film Cartridge
Autographic camera and stylus
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The autographic system for roll film
Roll film or rollfilm is any type of spool-wound photographic film protected from white light exposure by a paper backing. The term originated in contrast to sheet film. Confusingly, roll film was originally often referred to as "cartridge" film ...
was launched by Kodak
The Eastman Kodak Company (referred to simply as Kodak ) is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in analogue photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorpor ...
in 1914, and allowed the photographer to add written information on the film at the time of exposure.
The system was patented by Henry Jacques Gaisman
Henry Jacques ("Jack") Gaisman (December 5, 1869 – August 6, 1974) was an American philanthropist and inventor of a type of safety razor, the autographic camera, and over one thousand other patents which benefited common items such as swiv ...
, inventor and safety razor manufacturer. George Eastman
George Eastman (July 12, 1854March 14, 1932) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and helped to bring the photographic use of roll film into the mainstream. He was a major philanthropist, establishing the Eastman ...
purchased the rights for US$300,000. It consisted of a tissue-like carbon paper sandwiched between the film and the paper backing. Text was entered using a metal stylus, and would appear in the margin of the processed print. The system was common on early consumer cameras but became unpopular in the 1920s, and was discontinued in 1932.
Kodak's autographic films had "A" as the first part of the film size designation. Thus, standard 122 film would be labeled "122" and autographic 122 would be "A122". Autographic roll film sizes were A116, A118, A120, A122, A123, A126, A127, and A130. The autographic feature was marketed as having no extra charge. In 1915, Kodak also sold upgrade autographic backs for their existing cameras.
Some cameras using the autographic system
See also
*Film format
A film format is a technical definition of a set of standard characteristics regarding image capture on photographic film for still images or film stock for filmmaking. It can also apply to projected film, either slides or movies. The primary c ...
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Size A118 Autographic Film Cartridge
Autographic camera and stylus
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