CC Harrison Serial # 181. The one that got away.....

[CCHarrison]

Please see the story at my blog

http://antiquecameras.net/blog.html

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Dan

[BarryS]

There's got to be a part of you saying--"man, I dodged a bullet on that one." Probably headed off to Asia.

[Steven Tribe]

I do understand the lure of low serial numbers, just! But I do note the super condition - far better than the "brown" CC Harrison's I have seen.

"outbid me by $ 100"

Perhaps, but his last bid could have been a lot higher. E**y just put the regulation increment on top.

Still this must be a dent in American pride. The UK has a regulation that allows an export stop on any item sold within the UK "which has national importance" so that institutions can match the amount and gain ownership. There was a widely published case last month when a piece of Jewelry owned by Jane Austin was "transfered" from an American singer to a UK museum.

[CCHarrison]

There's got to be a part of you saying--"man, I dodged a bullet on that one." Probably headed off to Asia.

Well, the bullet I dodged was from my wife's gun

Given I own an early Voigtlander ( # 611 ), I really wanted to add this to my collection.... but I have purchased a couple of complete Daguerreotype cameras for less than $ 8,353 !

Perhaps # 182 will come along soon...

Dan

[TheToadMen]

Or #180 ...

[Soomuu]

Was going to bid on this lens too...

[Jac@stafford.net]

Auction item # 190917865344 Ser # 803.

I realize that after your close encounter, Dan, # 803 is almost as far away as infinity.

[CCHarrison]

To be honest, that engraving is a bit suspect...

Dan

[Jody_S]

Too rich for my blood. At some point (well below $8K), I have to say: "It's just another lens."

[Corran]

Serious question here. Good for you if you've got the dosh to do it. But why did you have a bidding war? Why did you not just snipe the auction?

I found the auction in question. His original bid was $1400.25. If you would've just used a sniping program, or bid yourself in the last few seconds, you would've won the auction for ~$1500. Of course he could've raised his original bid at some point but regardless, I doubt he would've plopped an $8k bid with no other bidders present. I'm guessing a snipe at $3k-$4k would've won the auction handily, even if some other bidders came in.