Cooke Portrait Lens Serial Numbers

[Jim Galli]

Series II 13" #110957

Series IIb 10.5" #210835

Series VI 13" #36788

Series VI 16" #56763

Series VI 16" #56764

Have two others in a queue at a machinist's, will report on them when they are eventually returned.

cheerio,

Russ Young

Which begs the question Russ, how did you end up with 2 consecutive serial numbers? 8X10 stereo camera? I have 2 Series XV that are 2 numbers apart, and Will Whitaker has the one in the middle. Still, it seems like it would be a rarity unless they were sold to same person same day, which my 2 XV's definitely were not.

[karl french]

Russ, thank you for those numbers. All new to the list.

[russyoung]

Which begs the question Russ, how did you end up with 2 consecutive serial numbers? 8X10 stereo camera? I have 2 Series XV that are 2 numbers apart, and Will Whitaker has the one in the middle. Still, it seems like it would be a rarity unless they were sold to same person same day, which my 2 XV's definitely were not.

Jim, they were acquired about 25 years apart. Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while.

[William Whitaker]

...I have 2 Series XV that are 2 numbers apart, and Will Whitaker has the one in the middle.

Just glad to be at the party!

[coisasdavida]

Cooke Series II 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches - eq. focus 10.4in (non-knuckler, soft focus in the front)
marked "J.C.Ramsey and Co. Toronto / Sole consignee in Canada"
Serial Number: 26926, researched it to be probably from 1915/1916

[karl french]

Thanks for that number. I would guess it's even earlier than 1915, maybe 1910/1911.

[gtoffoli]

My Series II, 13" (330 m/m) , no-knuckler, #29908 Soft Focus with engrave:" Sole consignees for Italy Lamperti & Garbagnati "

[gtoffoli]

My Series II, 8" f/4,5 Cooke Anastigmat lens #56339 No soft focus

[gtoffoli]

My Series VI, 13" f/5,6 knuckler, #203025

[ScottPhotoCo]

Two for you:

Cooke Portrait Lens – 13"
Series VI f 5.6 Soft Focus (non-knuckler)
Taylor, Taylor & Hobson
Leicester, London & New York
#21621


Cooke Portrait Lens – 10.5"
Series II f 4.5 Soft Focus (non-knuckler)
Taylor, Taylor & Hobson
Leicester & London
#103690