Schneider-Kreuznach misprint

[dontscoffitslinhof]

Hi,

I've come across Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Arton 180mm lens that appears to have a misprint. It has an 'r' instead of 'n' in Schneider (see photo). I've looked very closely at this, through a microscope, and determined that the 'n' wasn't etched off or anything, it looks very much like a genuine misprint. I can't find any information online about it's origin or pricing.

Does anyone know anything about this??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

197230

[Mark Sampson]

Human beings make mistakes... and sometimes they get past the QC office.
You should photograph some storefronts and see if the lens mis-spells any of the signs...
Oh, and welcome to the forum!

[domaz]

Very interesting. Unfortunately I don't think old lenses are like coins, the misprinted coin might be worth much more money, the misprinted lens probably not so much.

[Michael Graves]

Does that mean my Simon and Garfunkel record with the Ramsey Lewis back cover will make good images?

[Bob Salomon]

Very interesting. Unfortunately I don't think old lenses are like coins, the misprinted coin might be worth much more money, the misprinted lens probably not so much.

I once went to work for a Hope Processor distributor in NJ called Simplex Speciality. They bought me a New Plymouth as a company car. But frequently after calling on a customer I would walk right past where it was parked. Then one day, walking back to the car I passed I realized why. The front of the car said Dodge. The back said Plymouth.
So, I thought I had something that would be worth more then either. So I called Chrysler in Detroit and told them that I thought that I had a rare car. The customer service guy asked why, I told him and he said “Oh, you got one also?”

[dontscoffitslinhof]

Ahh, so you guys are saying I'm not going to be a millionaire???

[Dan Fromm]

Ahh, so you guys are saying I'm not going to be a millionaire???

Penniless is more like it.

[Jody_S]

Ahh, so you guys are saying I'm not going to be a millionaire???

Depends. Were you a millionaire before finding this lens?

[Renato Tonelli]

This lens was made in Soviet Block era East Germany by a competitor.






...not true :)