Collectiblend

I think that a standardized list of serial numbers would be interesting.

Either as a separate item or integrated in the Lenses and Cameras. In order to get it started here are a couple of links

http://motamedi.info/serial.htm -- Compur, Goerz, Ross, Taylor, Taylor & Hobson, Voigtländer, Carl Zeiss,
http://forum.mflenses.com/carl-zeiss-jena-lenses-issue-date-by-serial-number-t6865.html -- Carl Zeiss Jena lenses
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Schneider_serial_numbers -- Schneider lenses
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Compur_serial_numbers -- Compur shutters
http://www.thalmann.com/largeformat/agevs.htm -- Rodenstock lenses
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Meyer_serial_numbers -- Meyer Görlitz lenses
http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html -- Nikon lenses and cameras
http://www.bnphoto.org/bnphoto/LFN/KodakID_db.htm -- Kodak Lenses
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Vivitar_serial_numbers#Serial_Number_System -- Vivitar lenses
http://www.antiquecameras.net/petzvallens/oldarticle.html -- Old lenses from 1840 Voigtländer, CC Harrison
Founded 1849, Holmes, Booth & Haydens Founded 1853, Dallmeyer, Founded 1860, Hermagis Founded 1860
http://forum.mflenses.com/contax-iia-iiia-serial-numbers-t16023.html -- Contax IIa IIIa cameras
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Lens-Aging.aspx -- Canon lenses
http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/exakta/exakta-serial.html -- Ihagee Exakta
http://www.ihagee.org/Overig/ihgnonex.pdf -- Ihagee non Exakta
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-serial-number-database/ -- Pentax serial number database
https://www.cameraquest.com/ltmnum.htm -- Leica
http://www.tontrennung.de/html/wissen/kameras/Praktiflex/Modelluebersicht.html -- Praktiflex
http://hasselbladhistorical.eu/HT/HTDating.aspx -- Hasselblad
http://argusinfo.net/DatingGuide/DatingYourArgus.htm -- Argus
http://olympus.dementix.org/M-1/ -- Olympus M1 OM1
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BycMFbaY_CsORHVJcnVFZi13QlU/edit -- Olympus Trip camera
http://www.yashicatlr.com/SerialNumbers.html#from1957 -- Yashica
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Koni-Omega_serial_numbers -- Konica Koni Omega
http://www.submin.com/8x11/collection/minox/minox_serial.htm -- Minox
http://graflex.coffsbiz.com/serials.html -- Folmer & Schwing/Graflex
http://www.ensign.demon.co.uk/Jdoc/Form_2.htm -- Ensign
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/archive/index.php/t-9975.html -- Linhof
http://www.rolleiclub.com/thedarkroom/?page_id=3583 -- Rolleiflex

To be welcomed, but quite a bit of work to match with the current lists.

Useful for dating objects, but only if the numbers are accompanied by a year. Unfortunately many brands have a rather long timespan for their products.Also some interesting lists may not be in the public domain (books). This calls for a cooperative effort.

p.

Nice compilation. I'll mark this post as sticky.

http://www.destoutz.ch/typ_production_data_f.html - Nikon F serial numbers and types - http://www.destoutz.ch/nikon_f_bodies.html