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Series D serial number inquiry

 
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EarlJam



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:21 pm    Post subject: Series D serial number inquiry Reply with quote

I inherited a Series D 4x5 camera from my dad, SN 184199. He acquired it in the early '50s, in trade for a Series B camera that his brother bought him when my dad returned from service. I'm trying to narrow down the age range of the camera, if anyone can assist. Thanks in advance.
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Dan Fromm



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

184199 was in a block of 4x5 RB Ser. D serial numbers 184162-184361 issued 5/25/1934. The next block of 4x5 RB Ser. D serial numbers was issued 11/15/1934.

Your father's camera was probably made between those dates.
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EarlJam



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dan Fromm wrote:
184199 was in a block of 4x5 RB Ser. D serial numbers 184162-184361 issued 5/25/1934. The next block of 4x5 RB Ser. D serial numbers was issued 11/15/1934.

Your father's camera was probably made between those dates.


Thanks, Dan. Much appreciated. My dad used the camera between 1953, when my sister and I were born, and 1957; the negatives abruptly stop then, most likely because we were moving too fast, and in different directions, for him. I asked him for years to teach me how to use the camera, but to no avail.
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