AGFA BILLY COMPUR

[anthony marsh]

I have two BILLY COMPUR cameras both with 105 MM f4.5 SOLINAR lenses. I am trying to determine the dates of manufacture for each.One lens is in meters #43238 shutter #3965041. The other is in feet #50792 and a very odd shutter serial #0039823. Can anyone identify the dates? Also does the odd shutter serial number have any special signifance?

 

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day Anthony

Don't know about your Agfa cameras - but in Downunder-land we have many museums / experts in the field

The most famous is in northern Queensland -
amongst its extensive collection it has a group of original gold-plated Leica cameras, serial numbers starting with '00000001'

If you can't get an answer on the forum, maybe you'd like to give this mob a shout ... "https://www.spycameramuseum.com.au/"

Hope this helps
Phil

 

[Walter Palmer]

A Google search: 'agfa billy serial number' brought up a lot of different resources. Don't know where to tell you to start, but can wish you good luck.