Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Lager's Vol. II of his Illustrated History says on page 96 that Wollensak made the lens and Leica New York made the mount on the 127/4.5 Velostigmat "as early as 1944'' He said the "very early'' ones were not coated and were engraved "Leica Anastigmat. Later ones, he said, were coated and were engraved Velostigmat or Raptar. He shows a pix of a 127mm/4.5 "Leica Anastigmat" engraved Leica New York made in USA #439060, very close to Trentelman's lens number. -- bob cole [my first attempt at posting.]