[LargeFormat] Kodak serial numbers

[Les Newcomer]

  I talked with Todd Gustavson, curator at George Eastman House.  He says 
that the 000 and 0000 designation makes it a prototype. Now it may be a 
pre-production prototype or it maybe something much earlier on. Many 
prototypes never bore fruit.
On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 08:04 PM, Les Newcomer wrote:

> I'm the new owner of two odd ball tele type Graphic lenses.  Both are 
> Kodak Anastigmats but made in '45, so I'm assuming these are not coated.
>
> The questions lie in the realm of "what do the serial numbers really mean?
> "  The serial numbers for both lenses are ER 000.   Did Kodak reset the 
> serial numbers every year? I've seen some pretty low numbers in the 50s 
> which suggest they did.  Other times I see 4 digit lenses and think well 
> maybe they didn't.
>
> Does anybody know if they started with 000 or if they used that as a "pre 
> production" serial and began with 001?
> Does anybody have any data as to when Kodak introduced new lenses?
>
> the photo of the lenses are here:
> http://home.twmi.rr.com/lnphoto/255mm.jpg
> http://home.twmi.rr.com/lnphoto/388mm.jpg
>
>
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