Holmes, Booth & Haydens Lenses

[Steven Tribe]

4656 can be added. The usual place.

[goamules]

Gordon's site is down, and he hasn't posted on this board since October, so I'm not sure whomever you believe you are telling this to is doing anything with the serial numbers....

[seven]

Garrett, you should check before posting such things. his site is online - http://hbh.gordonmoat.com/

[goamules]

Believe it or not, I did check! Was down, now up. Disregard.

[seven]

another one - 4656 - 130465904619

[Jim Galli]

I watched this one, but didn't bid. Can anyone here identify whether this is in fact an HBH? $326 would be a good buy if it is. Doubtless whatever it is, it's in that age group.

[Darren Kruger]

#172 makes an appearance on craigslist in Santa Cruz, CA. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/pho/3797190029.html (no connection to seller)

[pierre506]

#172 makes an appearance on craigslist in Santa Cruz, CA. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/pho/3797190029.html (no connection to seller)

No. 172 is really earlier.

[goamules]

Did yall see that HBH 8" Petzval that just sold for $3200? No. 2386. I didn't expect that, though the early American radial drive lenses were only made a few years around the Civil War, and are relatively uncommon. Relative to, say a Dallmeyer 2B that was made for 50 years. I've been surprised at how little interest there is in American radial drive petzvals. They are pretty much all I've shot for several years, for wetplate and film. My first, above, found in a collection of 35mm cameras (several rooms full of glass cases), is still my favorite.