Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry, at $200. you overpaid very badly :-( !!! As I think I wrote last week, in 1948 I bought a Leica IIIa with f/2 Summar for, I think, $25. Yes, it was an 'inside' deal, from my dad. :-) Someone on the list will tell us exactly what 200 1946 dollars are worth today. Here's some guide: in 1950, a brand-new 2-bedroom home in Levittown Long Island NY could be bought for $9,995. So you probably have to multiply by at least 20. Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFEIT? > Sonny, > > I did very well by the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The father of a close > friend bought a Leica IIIa > with 50mm Elmar there. He hardly used it, so I bought it from his son, > in 1946, for the sum > of $200. The son was a classmate of mine at the Bronx High School of > Science. I was 17 at > the time. (I wonder what 1946 year $200 would be in 2009 year dollars? > =-O ) > > Much later he sold me a 90mm Thambar NIB. > > Jerry > > > Sonny Carter wrote: >> The nick name is Sonny. I understand that, but you barged into the >> room castigating people, without reading all the thread, not even the >> next few messages. >> >> BTW, how did you do at the 1936 Olympics? >> >> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> Sunny, >>> >>> I really don't spend all my time at the computer looking at LUG e-Mail. >>> >>> Jerry >>> >>> >>> Sonny Carter wrote: >>> >>>> Late to the table as usual, Jerry. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Robert and Ted >>>>> >>>>> Don't any of you people realise that the 1936 Olympics were held in >>>>> BERLIN, >>>>> not Munich? >>>>> >>>>> Jerry >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Robert Rose wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Ted, >>>>>> >>>>>> Dennis Laney's book "Leica Collectors Guide" has an extensive listing >>>>>> of >>>>>> serial numbers that might help. >>>>>> >>>>>> Serial number 10606 should correspond to a 1928 Leica I. >>>>>> >>>>>> The 1936 serial numbers range from around 183000 to 217500. >>>>>> >>>>>> Maybe the embossed cameras were a special edition with a different >>>>>> serial >>>>>> number range? >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope that helps. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bob Rose >>>>>> >>>>>> Message: 19 >>>>>> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:16:07 -0800 >>>>>> From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> >>>>>> Subject: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT? >>>>>> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> >>>>>> Message-ID: <79pc8o$1r6qik@pd6mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> >>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi crew, >>>>>> >>>>>> This note with a question from my son Scott this evening: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Scott asked: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was over at a friends place tonight and he has an old Leica that >>>>>>>> he >>>>>>>> had >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> bought off this old Russian guy a couple of years back, on the top of >>>>>> the >>>>>> camera it has embossed 1936 Munich Olympic, has the German bird crest >>>>>> and >>>>>> the serial number 10606. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The question is, do you know anyone in the LUG that may be able to >>>>>> tell >>>>>> or >>>>>> trace the serial number and find out if it's the real deal or a knock >>>>>> off. >>>>>> The camera is in really good shape. <<<<<, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> There you go folks that's the question. >>>>>> >>>>>> I looked in a few real old Leica books but couldn't find any serial >>>>>> number >>>>>> information. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.6/1888 - Release Date: 1/12/2009 7:04 AM