

I don't think these add much to the debate, as they're all within the known envelopes. I know Hans has been an avid collector of early Zeiss serial numbers for some time, so he may already have the answer to your question.Ĩx20 Feldstecher: flat top, no ipd scale, signed in script, S/N 1634 ġ2x25 Feldstecher: sloping top, ipd scale, signed in script, S/N 9481 ĥ+10x Marine-Glas mit Revolver: ipd scale, signed in script, S/N 117. John Gould noted some early serial numbers (including an 8x20 with the enviable S/N of 3!) in his 1986 ZH article.ģ. The point that early serial numbers are model-specific has also been made by Larry in his 1990 ZH article, and by Hans Seeger in his `Feldstecher'.Ģ. A few comments, together with the serial numbers under 250000 in my collection, as you requested:ġ. Your list of serial numbers and Larry's production figures are both most illuminating. I read your piece in Binocular List #49 with great interest.

Subject: Early Zeiss binocular serial numbers Zeiss numbering & trademark, Aluminum restoration, Teleater variation Archives of an email list on the history of binoculars.īinocular List #50: 3/7/99.
