Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, I did very well by the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The father of a close friend bought a Leica IIIa with 50mm Elmar there. He hardly used it, so I bought it from his son, in 1946, for the sum of $200. The son was a classmate of mine at the Bronx High School of Science. I was 17 at the time. (I wonder what 1946 year $200 would be in 2009 year dollars? =-O ) Much later he sold me a 90mm Thambar NIB. Jerry Sonny Carter wrote: > The nick name is Sonny. I understand that, but you barged into the > room castigating people, without reading all the thread, not even the > next few messages. > > BTW, how did you do at the 1936 Olympics? > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote: > >> 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> >> > > > >