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Steinheil Munchen Serial Numbers
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:28 am
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:28 am
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Trying to find out the year that my Steinheil Munchen was made.Not having much success on the web.Can anyone help me locate a reference to date these lenses? Thanks for any help in advance.
-Jim


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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:15 am
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It's probably easier to get an estimate based on the style of the barrel. Post a pic?


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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:37 pm
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:37 pm
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Jim Schemel wrote:
Trying to find out the year that my Steinheil Munchen was made.Not having much success on the web.Can anyone help me locate a reference to date these lenses? Thanks for any help in advance.
-Jim

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Steinheil_serial_numbers


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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:48 pm
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All the serial numbers info can be found on the book by Hartmut Thiele.


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Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:30 pm
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The complete Steinheil timeline has been freshly compiled from the Steinheil lens books held by Deutsche Museum, and uploaded to CameraWiki:

The Steinheil Story: Serial Numbers
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