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    Dating Your Rolleicord TLR Camera
    The tables below are re-compiled from Collector's Guide to Rollei Cameras, by Arthur G. Evans, 1986. They are presented here for informational and reference purposes only, to help you indentify your model of Rolleicord camera.
    CAMERA MODEL YEARS SERIAL # RANGE
    Rolleicord I (type 1) 1933-1936 1,460,000-1,760,000
    Rolleicord I (type 2) 1934-1936 1,590,000-1,760,000
    Rolleicord Ia (Type 1) 1936-1937 1,760,000-1,947,000
    Rolleicord Ia (Type 2) 1937-1938 1,945,000-2,183,000
    Rolleicord Ia (Type 3) 1938-1947 611,000-1,042,100
    Rolleicord II (Type 1) 1936-1937 1,758,000-1,974,000
    Rolleicord II (Type 2) 1937-1938 1,966,000-2,124,000
    Rolleicord II (Type 3) 1938-1939 612,000-859,100
    Rolleicord II (Type 4) 1939-1949 859,000-980,000
    Rolleicord II (Type 5) 1949-1950 980,000-1,135,999
    Rolleicord III (Type 1) 1950-1951 1,137,000-1,156,999
    Rolleicord III (Type 2) 1952-1953 1,157,000-1,344,050
    Rolleicord IV 1953-1954 1,344,051-1,390,999
    Rolleicord V 1954-1957 1,500,000-1,583,999
    Rolleicord Va (Type 1) 1957-1958 1,584,000-1,599,999
    Rolleicord Va (Type 2) 1958-1961 1,906,001-1,943,999
    Rolleicord Vb (Type 1) 1962-1967 2,600,000-
    Rolleicord Vb (Type 2) 1968-1975 2,600,000-