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Roger Thoms · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:26 pm Post subject: How Old Is She?

My Speed Graphic's serial # is 847142, can anyone tell me when she was built?

Thanks

1banjo · Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 492 Location: kansas

hey Roger Thoms
looks like its a 1950 846237 to about 860000 are 1950

banjo

Roger Thoms · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:18 am Post subject:

Thanks Banjo, it's nice to know how old she is. I just start shooting with the camera on Christmas day and am having great fun. Later this month I'm going to New York and wanted a camera that would be easy to carry. Kind of cool to be taking a camera that darn near 60 years old.

Roger

C. Henry · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:23 pm Post subject:

Roger;

As an additional check on the age of the camera, if the original lens is an Ektar, and is still on your Speed Graphic, if it is a 1950 lens the lens serial number should start with "RY".

C. Henry

Roger Thoms · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:15 pm Post subject:

No Ektar, the camera came with a Wollensak 135mm Raptar in a Rapax shutter. I have no idea if the lens is original to the camera, but it appears to be.

Roger