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| grinolot Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 7 |  Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 4:43 pmThe numbers I found 938588 on the lens board. |
| 45PSS Joined: 28 Sep 2001 Posts: 4081 | Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:12 pm The serial number of the camera should be on a plate rivited to the bed of the camera. Open camera, look on the front inside section of the bed between the yoke (rails). |
| grinolot Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 7 | Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:10 pm 45PSS, Were you described is where I found the number. Sorry, I didn't explain it well. Todd |
| Jack5541 Joined: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 76 | Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:26 pm Your serial# is sufficiently close to the one in this thread to guess that it is from 1959-60.... http://www.graflex.org/helpboard/viewtopic.php?topic=1999&forum=1 You may also rack out the focusing rails (yoke) and look on the bottom-side of the cross-member to see if there is a stamped code on it; this code may help to narrow down the date. The following link says that date stamping began around 1961, but it can't hurt to see if yours has such a stamp.... http://www.graflex.org/speed-graphic/manufacturing-code.html |
| grinolot Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 7 | Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:07 pm The only number I see stamped on the bottom of the cross piece of the lenstrack is 17. |
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