Carl Zeiss Serial Numbers

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48 Carl Zeiss lens serial ranges are on record, covering production from 1912 to 1971. Follow any serial range for the full detail on that batch.

Serial Number Ranges

Year	Object Type	Model	Serial Range	Quantity Made
1912	Lens	—	137,418–200,520	—
1913	Lens	—	208,473–249,350	—
1914	Lens	—	249,886–282,739	—
1915	Lens	—	282,800–284,500	—
1916	Lens	—	285,200–288,100	—
1917	Lens	—	289,087–298,157	—
1918	Lens	—	298,215–322,748	—
1919	Lens	—	322,799–351,611	—
1920	Lens	—	375,194–419,823	—
1921	Lens	—	4332,73–438,361	—
1922	Lens	—	422,899–498,006	—
1923	Lens	—	561,270–578,297	—
1924	Lens	—	578,297–631,501	—
1925	Lens	—	631,500–648,500	—
1926	Lens	—	666,790–703,198	—
1927	Lens	—	722,196–798,251	—
1928	Lens	—	903,100–908,150	—
1929	Lens	—	919,794–1,016,885	—
1930	Lens	—	922,488–1,239,697	—
1931	Lens	—	1,239,699–1,365,582	—
1932	Lens	—	1,364,483–1,389,279	—
1933	Lens	—	1,436,671–1,456,003	—
1934	Lens	—	1,500,474–1,590,000	—
1935	Lens	—	1,615,764–1,752,303	—
1936	Lens	—	1,674,882–1,942,806	—
1937	Lens	—	1,930,150–2,219,775	—
1938	Lens	—	2,267,991–2,527,984	—
1939	Lens	—	2,527,999–2,651,211	—
1940	Lens	—	2,652,000–2,678,000	—
1941	Lens	—	2,678,326–2,790,346	—
1942	Lens	—	2,800,000–2,900,000	—
1945	Lens	—	3,000,000–3,200,000	—
1946	Lens	—	10,000–500,000	—
1949	Lens	—	3,200,000–3,470,000	—
1951	Lens	—	500,000–1,100,000	—
1952	Lens	—	3,470,000–4,000,000	—
1953	Lens	—	1,100,000–2,600,000	—
1955	Lens	—	4,000,000–5,000,000	—
1958	Lens	—	5,000,000–6,000,000	—
1959	Lens	—	2,600,000–3,000,000	—
1961	Lens	—	6,000,000–7,000,000	—
1961	Lens	—	3,000,000–4,000,000	—
1964	Lens	—	7,000,000–8,000,000	—
1965	Lens	—	4,000,000–5,000,000	—
1967	Lens	—	8,000,000–9,000,000	—
1969	Lens	—	5,000,000–6,000,000	—
1970	Lens	—	9,000,000–10,000,000	—
1971	Lens	—	6,000,000–7,300,000	—