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Antique Lens Serial Numbers
Year
|
Voigtlander*
|
CC Harrison
Founded 1849
|
Holmes, Booth & Haydens**
Founded 1853
|
Dallmeyer
Founded 1860
|
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Serial #
|
Serial #
|
Serial #
|
Serial #
|
1840
|
<400
|
|
|
|
1841
|
300
|
|
|
|
1842
|
800
|
|
|
|
1843
|
1200
|
|
|
|
1844
|
1600
|
|
|
|
1845
|
2000
|
|
|
|
1846
|
2400
|
|
|
|
1847
|
2800
|
|
|
|
1848
|
3200
|
|
|
|
1849
|
3600
|
500
|
|
|
1850
|
4000
|
1000
|
|
|
1851
|
4400
|
1500
|
|
|
1852
|
4800
|
2000
|
|
|
1853
|
5200
|
2500
|
100
|
|
1854
|
5600
|
3000
|
800
|
|
1855
|
6000
|
3700
|
1600
|
|
1856
|
6600
|
4300
|
2600
|
|
1857
|
7200
|
5000
|
3600
|
|
1858
|
7800
|
5650
|
4600
|
|
1859
|
8400
|
6250
|
5600
|
|
1860
|
9000
|
7100
|
6600
|
|
1861
|
9600
|
8000
|
7600
|
2500
|
1862
|
10200
|
8600
|
8600
|
5000
|
1863
|
10800
|
9700
|
9300
|
6000
|
1864
|
11400
|
10600
|
10000
|
8000
|
1865
|
12000
|
?
|
10500
|
11000
|
1866
|
12800
|
|
?
|
12000
|
1867
|
13600
|
|
|
13000
|
1868
|
14400
|
|
|
15000
|
1869
|
15200
|
|
|
17000
|
1870
|
16000
|
|
|
18000
|
1871
|
16600
|
|
|
19000
|
1872
|
17200
|
|
|
20000
|
1873
|
17800
|
|
|
21000
|
1874
|
18400
|
|
|
23000
|
1875
|
19000
|
|
|
24500
|
1876
|
20000
|
|
|
25500
|
1877
|
21000
|
|
|
26500
|
1878
|
22000
|
|
|
27500
|
1879
|
23000
|
|
|
28500
|
1880
|
24000
|
|
|
29500
|
1881
|
25000
|
|
|
31500
|
1882
|
26000
|
|
|
32000
|
1883
|
27000
|
|
|
33500
|
1884
|
28000
|
|
|
35500
|
1885
|
29000
|
|
|
36000
|
1886
|
30600
|
|
|
40000
|
1887
|
32200
|
|
|
41000
|
1888
|
33800
|
|
|
44000
|
1889
|
35400
|
|
|
46000
|
1890
|
37000
|
|
|
48000
|
1891
|
|
|
|
50000
|
1892
|
|
|
|
52000
|
1893
|
|
|
|
53000
|
1894
|
|
|
|
54000
|
1895
|
|
|
|
55000
|
1896
|
|
|
|
56000
|
1897
|
|
|
|
57000
|
1898
|
|
|
|
58000
|
1899
|
|
|
|
59000
|
1900
|
|
|
|
62000
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**Holmes, Booth & Haydens serial numbers are currently be charted here.
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