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This information appears courtesy of Retina camera specialist David L. Jentz
Kodak Retina folding camera identified serial number series (1945 -1977)
This list does not include any rigid-bodied Retina cameras, Retina Reflex models, or Retinettes.
These serial numbers are not taken from the factory records, those records were dumped decades ago. These are numbers that have been compiled from cameras seen in the 'wild'.Please note that the number on the lens is the lens serial number, not the camera serial number.The serial numbers for the Retina I types 010 & 013, and the Retina II types 011 & 014, will be found on the inside of the camera back. All other models listed on this page will have the serial number on the top plate near the accessory shoe, or in the case of some Retina Ia and IIa cameras, actually on the shoe itself. In the case of a Retina Ia or IIa with no number, this indicates that the original shoe has been lost.Sometimes a camera will be seen that has had the top cover replaced during a repair, sometimes the original serial number will be engraved on the new top, sometimes not.Cameras imported by Eastman Kodak for sale in the USA typically had an 'EK' prefix to their serial number. The numbers themselves were typically just part of the main sequence. Do not attempt to use the serial number list to 'identify' your camera, the serial number ranges often overlap.
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| Retina I (type 010) |
50007 - 99795, 150257 - 228646 |
| Retina I (type 013) | 229470 - 237970, 258283 - 361805, 400052 - 404949 |
| Retina Ia (type 015) | 400093 - 400402, 405049 - 893831 |
| Retina Ib (type 018) | 50001 - 199894, 450629 - 460320 |
| Retina IB (type 019/1) | 462034 - 481599 |
| Retina IB (type 019/2) | 481600 - 503099, 50219 - 82687 |
| Retina II (type 011) | 100224 - 149133, 250160 - 258313 |
| Retina II (type 014) | 258283 - 361805, 400052 - 404949 |
| Retina IIa (type 016) | 400093 - 400402, 405049 - 893831 |
| Retina IIc (type 020) | 200032 -299762, 510241 - 753513 |
| Retina IIC (type 029) | 759812 - 761362, 76653 - 767011, 50001 - 63324 |
| Retina IIIc (type 021) | 200032 - 299762, 510241 - 722683 |
| Retina IIIC (type 028) | 753845 - 755529, EK756296 - EK758715, 761694 - 763835, |
| as above continued.. | 50001 - 103032, EK800009 - EK806823 |
| Retina IIIC (type 028/N) | 997xxx or 998xxx embossed on camera back leatherette |