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Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by v <ref> From: Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Chapter 14, Page 6-9. </ref>
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Serial nº
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Year
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4033
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1852
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1854
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1862
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;27,449
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1884
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1885
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1886
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;32,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1887
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;34,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1888
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;36,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1889
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;38,000 - 39496
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1890
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;40,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1891
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;41,911
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1892
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;43,685
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1893
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;45,431
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1894
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;46,454
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1895
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;47,771
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1896
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;49,084
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1897
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;54,168
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1898
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;54,896
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1899
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;65,691
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1900
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;68,193
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1901
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;70,682
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1902
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;72,638
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1903
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;75,479
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1904
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;79,288
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1905
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;83,477
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1906
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;88,057
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1907
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;97,999
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1908
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;101,649
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1909
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;105,778
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1910
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;110,347
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1911
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;113,569
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1912
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;118,634 - 125,975
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1913
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;126,001
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1914
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;132,726
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1915
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;137,682
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1916
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;139,108
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1917
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;142,853
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1918
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;144,419
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1919
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;154,426
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1920
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;160,008
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1921
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172,136
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1922
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;194,086
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1923
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;216,948
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1924
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;227,929
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1925
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;248,505
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1926
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;279,710
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1927
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;365,562
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1928
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;537,338
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1929
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;671,174
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1933
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;803,220
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1934
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1,026,690
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1935
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2,000,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1937
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2,718,530
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1942
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2,700,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1945
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3,000,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1947
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3,220,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1951
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3,300,500
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1952
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3,461,400
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1953
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3,600,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1954
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3,731,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1955
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4,001,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1956
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4,303,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1957
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4,514,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1958
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4,802,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1959
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5,033,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1960
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5,473,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1961
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5,900,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1962
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6,219,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1963
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6,423,000
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1964
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6,664,222
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1965
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|-
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9,999,999-10,000,150
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1971
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Revision as of 06:45, 23 February 2011

This is a work in progress.

Manufacturers commonly use serial numbers to uniquely identify a camera lens or a camera body. Knowledge of these numbers allows, in many cases, to date the specific camera in hand. This page provides known serial number and date sequences for cameras, lenses and shutters.


Serial numbers of camera bodies

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Production Code 'YRIS' in a Kodak Brownie II 110
image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

Kodak

Many of the Kodak bodies also use the CAMEROSITY encoding used for the lenses. A number of the 1970s and 1980s bodies have a four letter code, where the last two letters stand for the year and the first two letters stand for the Kodak production cycle in that year. Note that Kodak breaks the year into thirteen four-week cycles. This the CAMEROSITY code 'YRIS', ie. 0687, indicates that the cameras was produced in the 6th four-week unit of 1987 (ie aprox late May to mid June).



Serial numbers of lenses

Goerz American Optical Company

Part of the serial number sequences of lenses made by the Goerz American Optical Company[1]

     Serial nº      Years
     0001-140935      1902-1903
     150000-190170      1903-1905
     200941-224267      1906-1908
     223775-226630      1908-1909
     310001-315734      1911-1914
     315735-320000      1914-1918
     751240-756909      1927-1937
     755300      1934
     756910-765730      1937-1945
     765730-771199      1945-1948
     771200-780169      1948-1954
     791500      ~1955

Kodak lenses

From 19¶¶ onwards, Kodak encoded its lenses, and in many instances, also camera bodies, using a two letter combination, encoded with the word 'CAMEROSITY,' which resolves as follows:

C A M E R O S I T Y
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

The letters represent the last two digits of the year. Thus a lens with the serial number EA12345 would have been produced in 1942

Ross

Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Ross [2]

    Serial nº     Year
    100     1840
    3,000     1850
    6,500     1860
    12,500     1870
    20,000     1875
    44,430     1880
    47,31x     1885-1890
    50,000     1890-1895
    81,96x     1911
    86,000     1918
    95,000     1921
    100,000     1924
    105,000     1925
    110,000     1927
    115,000     1930
    120,000     1931
    125,000     1933
    140,000     1939
    200,000     1947
    213,000     1946-7
    250,000     1960

Taylor, Taylor & Hobson

Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Taylor, Taylor & Hobson [3]

    Serial nº     Year
    100     1895
    5,000     1900
    19,500     1914
    71,000     1918
    117,xxx     1926-7
    250,000     1939
    303,xxx     1944
    300,xxx     1947
    688,03x     1965


Voigtländer

Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by v [4]


    Serial nº     Year
    4033     1852
    5000     1854
    10,000     1862
    27,449     1884
    30,000     1885
    31,000     1886
    32,000     1887
    34,000     1888
    36,000     1889
    38,000 - 39496     1890
    40,000     1891
    41,911     1892
    43,685     1893
    45,431     1894
    46,454     1895
    47,771     1896
    49,084     1897
    54,168     1898
    54,896     1899
    65,691     1900
    68,193     1901
    70,682     1902
    72,638     1903
    75,479     1904
    79,288     1905
    83,477     1906
    88,057     1907
    97,999     1908
    101,649     1909
    105,778     1910
    110,347     1911
    113,569     1912
    118,634 - 125,975     1913
    126,001     1914
    132,726     1915
    137,682     1916
    139,108     1917
    142,853     1918
    144,419     1919
    154,426     1920
    160,008     1921
    172,136     1922
    194,086     1923
    216,948     1924
    227,929     1925
    248,505     1926
    279,710     1927
    365,562     1928
    537,338     1929
    671,174     1933
    803,220     1934
    1,026,690     1935
    2,000,000     1937
    2,718,530     1942
    2,700,000     1945
    3,000,000     1947
    3,220,000     1951
    3,300,500     1952
    3,461,400     1953
    3,600,000     1954
    3,731,000     1955
    4,001,000     1956
    4,303,000     1957
    4,514,000     1958
    4,802,000     1959
    5,033,000     1960
    5,473,000     1961
    5,900,000     1962
    6,219,000     1963
    6,423,000     1964
    6,664,222     1965
    9,999,999-10,000,150     1971

Serial numbers of shutters

Compur shutters

Sourced from A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum.[5]

Serial nº Year
214,000 1912
250,000 1914
450,000 1920
500,000 1922
600,000 1925
750,000 1926
850,000 1927
950,000 1928
1,000,000 1929
1,150,000 1930
1,500,000 1931
1,800,000 1932
2,250,000 1933
2,700,000 1934
3,200,000 1935
3,750,000 1936
4,250,000 1937
4,850,000 1938
5,400,000 1939
6,000,000 1947
6,200,000 1948
6,500,000 1949
7,000,000 1950
7,700,000 1951
8,500,000 1952

Notes

  1. ↑ Sourced from largeformatphotography.info
  2. ↑ From: Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Chapter 11, Pages 87-88.
  3. ↑ From: Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Chapter 13, Page 71.
  4. ↑ From: Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Chapter 14, Page 6-9.
  5. ↑ From: Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Chapter 12. Pages 65-66
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