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[fretz]

Hello,

I just bought a nice Crown Graphic, with some great accessories. I would like to know the date it was manufactured. Serial number is 445232. Gandolf?

Thanks,
Joe

[sobahguy]

Where is Gandalf these days? He doesn't seem to check in as frequently as he was in days gone by.
Does anyone else have serial number information available?

[disemjg]

See my response to SOBAHGUY on the preceeding post for the source and limitations of the data.

From McKewon's, serial 351,512 ~ 457,139 runs from 7-30-45 through 1947.

As you have a Crown, that makes it an early Pacemaker. Call it 1947 for your camera.

[400d]

[Les]

No. The Crown was part of the Pacemaker line that was introduced in 1947. Before that was the Anniversary Speed Graphic, without a focal plane-less sibling.

Les

[Rangemaster]

My last Crown, that just went to a new home was made in 1969, so they continued them for a long time after they were introduced.

Dave

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[troublemaker]

Perhaps read up on the site here as there is a lot of info and interesting articles on the cameras and thier history. THe models history and products listing pages will give you a good idea of the production runs for certain models all the formats and accesories...
Have fun...
Stephen

[fretz]

Thanks for the date information! I suspected, judging by other posts and their serial numbers, that mine was older, and even that it was a Pacemaker Crown Graphic, but appreciate the specifics. What I would really like to know is all the places this camera has been since 1947 (making it slightly older than me!) and who the owners were!!

Joe

[ This Message was edited by: fretz on 2005-05-01 16:53 ]

[Gandolf]