Great. Didn't have any of those on my list. And that is currently the earliest IIB I have. Nice to see that both 159898 & 159899 are still in existence.
Great. Didn't have any of those on my list. And that is currently the earliest IIB I have. Nice to see that both 159898 & 159899 are still in existence.
I have a pre-knuckler 16” f/4.5 Series II, which as I’m scrolling through some of the posts I notice is one digit up from Mark Sawyer’s. Serial number is 31267. Mine is brass, not black. Any idea of the year?
Great. Didn't have that one. I'd guess 1911-1913 in terms of production year.
Late to the game but an interesting late night read. Why try to count sheep when you can count lens serial numbers? I have a 16" Series 11 serial 49206- non knuckler in brass. Purchased it from a photographer who found it in the attic of a studio he bought out in Omaha.
cooke ser IIa 15inch F3.5 Knuckler ser no: 126948 research by previous owner shows it was purchased in NY 1926
ser II 14.5inch f4.5 ser no: 69607
Great. Thanks. I didn't have those numbers on my list and the date confirmation is an extra bonus.
In the thread you spoke some of non portrait Cooke serial numbers. I have a rapid rectilinear marked "Taylor Taylor & Hobson Leicester". No 2643. 15x12 R.R. EQ. FOC. 18.06 IN. Does any one else have one of their Rrs? There is not much online about them. Somewhere I had read that Taylor restarted their serial numbers around 1890, and that this may be from the first set.
Great thread. I've just become the proud owner of serial no. 109422 (already on your list), a Series II 10.5 inch f4.5.
It was being sold without a flange - as I umm'd and aah'd about pushing the button what should come up on ebay but a 'LARGE ALUMINIUM LENS MOUNTING FLANGE - 70mm INSIDE DIAMETER - COOKE TAYLOR HOBBS' (sic). Serendipity indeed, a 2.75 inch flange!
Query - is there any problem using an aluminium flange with a brass lens? I'm aware of the perils of galvanic action but the internet also counters this with 'it would have to be wet and salty for it to be a problem'. Anyone have long term experience of using an aluminium flange with a brass lens?
I have a Cooke Series VI 18" 5.6 knuckler - Serial 197590
Very interesting thread !
I am the new owner of a:
Engraved "Taylor-Hobson Cooke Portrait Anastigmat"
12 3/4 inch
Knuckler
f4.5
Brass
Engraved "Made in England"
Serial # 116334
Engraved " Sharp Soft Focus 1 2 3 "
Purchased in an antique shop at the New Jersey Shore.
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