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Post by Peltigera on Apr 2, 2014 11:55:49 GMT -5
I have recently bought a Balda Jubilette 35 mm camera. It has a Compur shutter with a strange serial number. It is '0016596 when I would expect a Compur shutter from the late 1930s to start with a 4 or 5, not 0. That apostrophe is a part of the serial number, not my typing.
Is this a Balda specific serial number or does the '00 have some other meaning? Either way can I still use it to date the shutter?
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Post by philbirch on Apr 2, 2014 16:29:17 GMT -5
Some Compurs did have a five digit serial, they weren't all 6 or 7 digits as the tables on the web would have us believe. There appears to be no information available on 5 digit serials, which actually aren't that uncommon. The preceding '00 may indicate the shutter size although this is guesswork based upon what scant knowlege I have about these things.
The Jubilette was brought out in 1938 and presumably wartime stopped manufacture. Balda like other small manufacturers used parts from models of various vintages to create cameras after the war. It is almost impossible to date them accurately as the lens may have been made in the early 30's, the shutter in the late 30's and on sale in the late 40's.
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Post by Peltigera on Apr 3, 2014 11:37:40 GMT -5
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Post by philbirch on Apr 3, 2014 12:35:39 GMT -5
Thanks! That was a good guess. Re: the date for the 5 digits serial, alas I think this info may have disappeared during the war.
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