Steven Tribe
10-Feb-2013, 04:07
I think it is very appropriate to mention this here, as apart from his general early photography interests, wet plate activities and reenactment participation, he was the pre-1900 Dallmeyer expert.
I had a very instructive ocassional correspondence with him the last 4 years and he was full of information about Dallmeyer's lenses, flanges, Waterhouse stop marking and all things Dallmeyer.
As many checking in this category will know, he had access to the original Dallmeyer production and sales ledgers - and could produce exact details of sales date, type (very important with the early unmarked Dallmeyers) based on serial numbers. In the case of Stereo sets, he could even give the serial number of the "missing" lens of the pair!
In replying to my last enquiry, his widow, Jen, mentioned that she hoped that someone would continue and finish the digitalisation of the Dallmeyer ledgers. I do not know as yet whether she had any idea of how this might be done - but will post information here when I get a new reply.
I had a very instructive ocassional correspondence with him the last 4 years and he was full of information about Dallmeyer's lenses, flanges, Waterhouse stop marking and all things Dallmeyer.
As many checking in this category will know, he had access to the original Dallmeyer production and sales ledgers - and could produce exact details of sales date, type (very important with the early unmarked Dallmeyers) based on serial numbers. In the case of Stereo sets, he could even give the serial number of the "missing" lens of the pair!
In replying to my last enquiry, his widow, Jen, mentioned that she hoped that someone would continue and finish the digitalisation of the Dallmeyer ledgers. I do not know as yet whether she had any idea of how this might be done - but will post information here when I get a new reply.