[LargeFormat] A New Toy

[Les Newcomer]

your was part of a huge batch of 4500 cameras that were started 12/2/47.
I'd lay odds yours was made in '48 since you about halfway through the
batch.

If the film holder looks abou the size of a Mamiya RB 67 back then it went
to a mini. they did make knob wind 23s for the 4x5 but there was a big
flange around the holder to allow it to fit the back of the camera.

> From: "Pete Caluori" <pcaluori@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: largeformat@f32.net
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 02:55:51
> To: largeformat@f32.net
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] A New Toy
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> From: Les Newcomer <lnphoto@twmi.rr.com>
> Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 13:31:02 -0700
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> <snip>
> If you can give me the serial number I know somebody that can give you a
> better idea of when it was made.
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> les
> <snip>
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> Greetings,
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> My Speed Graphic is s/n 454188 and it has a Graphic back leading me to
> believe it's of earlier vintage, but would appreciate whatever you can te=
ll
> me about it's age.
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> I acquired this camera as a complete system with flash, meter, holder, et=
c.
> It came with a roll film holder; the "23" Graphic, knob wind.  It doesn't
> seem possible that the previous owner could have used this roll film hold=
er
> with the 4x5 graphic back.  Even with a Graflock back, the holder is not
> much larger than 6cm x7cm, so how would this have been used, or was it me=
ant
> for a Baby Graphic?
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> I'm off to New Mexico in the morning and I'll be taking the laptop, but I=
'm
> not sure how often I'll be able to check in to e-mail.  I'll also be taki=
ng
> the Speed Graphic along with a few other cameras, hopefully I'll get some
> time to use them.
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> Thanks!
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> Regards, Pete
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