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Hummy585
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 Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:02 pm Post subject: Date of manufacture |
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Sorry all, but I'm not able to get a firm feel on my new Speed Graphic's age.
On the back of the Ecktar 127 f/4.7
I have "D30814" and "P14"
The serial number plate shows "919071"
I don't see any other numbers.
This one has the top mounted range finder which I believe came after 1955?
Thanx!
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Dan Fromm
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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| 919071 is in a batch of serial numbers assigned 6/4/56. The next batch was assigned 8/24/56. |
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45PSS
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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On the FRONT rim of the lens there should be a two letters and some numbers together, this is the lens serial number.
http://graflex.org/speed-graphic/lenses.html#EktarLenses will give you the date.
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Hummy585
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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The only serial type info I see on the edge of the lens is "A533431".
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45PSS
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | The only serial type info I see on the edge of the lens is "A533431". |
Kodak started making its own lens sometime in the 1930's. The first lens were called Anastigmat. In the later 1930's the Ektar line was introduced. Some of the Anastigmat lens were renamed Ektar.
Your lens is possibly from 1930 to 1940 before the Camerosity coding went into effect.
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