Cooke serial numbers?

[sun of sand]

I was just wondering when this lens was produced. It's serial number is 208365
it's the 158mm 6.5 WA VIIb which was new in 1924

Doubt there will be anything concrete but was thinking it may be very early
Just giving it a shot

No interest in value, just wondering about age.

Anything?


Here is my first shot with it
taken couple days ago during a small ice/wet snow event here in Roc, NY
F22 on 1970 plus-x, straight contact, lith printed on ektamatic paper

 

[gandolfi]

I was just wondering when this lens was produced. It's serial number is 208365
it's the 158mm 6.5 WA VIIb which was new in 1924

Doubt there will be anything concrete but was thinking it may be very early
Just giving it a shot

No interest in value, just wondering about age.

Anything?


Here is my first shot with it
taken couple days ago during a small ice/wet snow event here in Roc, NY
F22 on 1970 plus-x, straight contact, lith printed on ektamatic paper

according to the Vademecum the Vllb 6.5 was made around 1935..

interesting history about the cooke lenses here:

http://www.cookeoptics.com/cooke.nsf/active/0EABFF909955D1E685256E8500295708