Seeking Advice - Selling Price of Taylor-Hobson 2-1/2" Series VIIB

[Louis Pacilla]

Hey Old-N-feeble,I think you can in good conscience call your VIIb a Cooke lens. It seems T.T. & H. are largely at blame for the Cooke name being attached to all the company's designs.

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[Old-N-Feeble]

Thanks everyone. I'll be auctioning this lens soon just as you folks suggest capitalizing on the Cooke name. However, I only have +1 on my auction feedback and that was for buying a small item. Maybe I should sell a couple of small things and work my way up.

[Jay DeFehr]

Cool lens! It's a little like my slightly newer, slightly wider 58mm Grandagon, coverage-wise. I plan to use my Grandy on 3x4, which it covers with movements. Good luck on your auction.

[eddie]

Thanks everyone. I'll be auctioning this lens soon

You are gonna have trouble at the auction site if u do not take PayPal. ......

[Dan Fromm]

And you're not going to get much action from overseas bidders if you don't take PayPal.

[Old-N-Feeble]

RE PayPal; You're probably right but I have no respect what-so-ever for that company's business practices and hidden political agendas. Alas... I may be forced to sleep with the devil's daughter but I don't have to like it..... much.

[Old-N-Feeble]

I'm so forgetful... I forgot to post pics. Here they are...

[mattprice]

Hi I would like some help in valuing and gathering some information on a camera that my father was left by his mother. I understand that the TTH was the lens manufacturer but we cannot seem tofind any information on the actual camera - I have attached some images and any information would be very grateful.

[John Schneider]

Thanks everyone. I'll be auctioning this lens soon just as you folks suggest capitalizing on the Cooke name. However, I only have +1 on my auction feedback and that was for buying a small item. Maybe I should sell a couple of small things and work my way up.

Make sure you play up the fact that your lens is coated, may weren't. It's a fine lens; I have the 108 and 133mm versions (both coated and supplied with an adapter to front mount in a shutter like yours).

[Steven Tribe]

Matt, many of these cameras do not have "tradenames" and many with names were actually made by someone other than the "retail" outlet.
The lens is a very traditional one for a 1/2 (?) plate camera - T,T & H rapid rectilinear type. I don't think this has been in active service since before WW1 as it still has the round brass for the old tripod design, the TP shutter box and RR lens which would have been considered Antique by then.