[LargeFormat] Kodak serial numbers
Les Newcomer
largeformat@f32.net
Tue Oct 15 10:44:18 2002
I talked with Todd Gustavson, curator at George Eastman House. He says
that the 000 and 0000 designation makes it a prototype. Now it may be a
pre-production prototype or it maybe something much earlier on. Many
prototypes never bore fruit.
On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 08:04 PM, Les Newcomer wrote:
> I'm the new owner of two odd ball tele type Graphic lenses. Both are
> Kodak Anastigmats but made in '45, so I'm assuming these are not coated.
>
> The questions lie in the realm of "what do the serial numbers really mean?
> " The serial numbers for both lenses are ER 000. Did Kodak reset the
> serial numbers every year? I've seen some pretty low numbers in the 50s
> which suggest they did. Other times I see 4 digit lenses and think well
> maybe they didn't.
>
> Does anybody know if they started with 000 or if they used that as a "pre
> production" serial and began with 001?
> Does anybody have any data as to when Kodak introduced new lenses?
>
> the photo of the lenses are here:
> http://home.twmi.rr.com/lnphoto/255mm.jpg
> http://home.twmi.rr.com/lnphoto/388mm.jpg
>
>
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