Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry, I realised and posted that fact about 12 hours ago :-) , where have you been? Douglas Jerry Lehrer 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? >> >> >> >> Thank you in advance. >> >> ted >> >> _______________________________________________ >> L > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >