Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Anyone out there like to take a shot at answering Scott's question? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA