Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sunny, I really don't spend all my time at the computer looking at LUG e-Mail. Jerry Sonny Carter wrote: > Late to the table as usual, Jerry. > > > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote: > >> Robert and Ted >> >> Don't any of you people realise that the 1936 Olympics were held in >> BERLIN, >> not Munich? >> >> Jerry >> >> >> Robert Rose wrote: >> >>> Ted, >>> >>> Dennis Laney's book "Leica Collectors Guide" has an extensive listing of >>> serial numbers that might help. >>> >>> Serial number 10606 should correspond to a 1928 Leica I. >>> >>> The 1936 serial numbers range from around 183000 to 217500. >>> >>> Maybe the embossed cameras were a special edition with a different serial >>> number range? >>> >>> Hope that helps. >>> >>> Bob Rose >>> >>> Message: 19 >>> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:16:07 -0800 >>> From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> >>> Subject: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT? >>> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Message-ID: <79pc8o$1r6qik@pd6mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >>> >>> Hi crew, >>> >>> This note with a question from my son Scott this evening: >>> >>> >>> >>> Scott asked: >>> >>> >>>>> I was over at a friends place tonight and he has an old Leica that he >>>>> had >>>>> >>> bought off this old Russian guy a couple of years back, on the top of the >>> camera it has embossed 1936 Munich Olympic, has the German bird crest and >>> the serial number 10606. >>> >>> >>> >>> The question is, do you know anyone in the LUG that may be able to tell >>> or >>> trace the serial number and find out if it's the real deal or a knock >>> off. >>> The camera is in really good shape. <<<<<, >>> >>> >>> >>> There you go folks that's the question. >>> >>> I looked in a few real old Leica books but couldn't find any serial >>> number >>> information. >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyone out there like to take a shot at answering Scott's question? >>> >>> >>> >>>