03-01-2024, 07:36 AM
I agree w/Mike but if you look at the perspective from the bottom of the dial to the bottom of the shadow meter that's where I disagree. Both the 14 and 18 chassis are 2 band, bcb and police. If you look at the space given for dial on the set in question it's way bigger than the space require for 2 band unless print is over size.
Don't think it's a 116 series as all of those had a planetary drive with two concentric knobs a long with the 4 band model 16's. The early (1st gen 16's) had a 2 speed dial drive system but it used one knob like this set. They also were 5 band sets which would account for the large dial opening. I'm unfamiliar with escutcheon, I don't think I seen it on a US set. It might have been an export idem or produced in the UK.
All in all there just isn't enough information/photos to make an exact pronouncement as to what this is.
Don't think it's a 116 series as all of those had a planetary drive with two concentric knobs a long with the 4 band model 16's. The early (1st gen 16's) had a 2 speed dial drive system but it used one knob like this set. They also were 5 band sets which would account for the large dial opening. I'm unfamiliar with escutcheon, I don't think I seen it on a US set. It might have been an export idem or produced in the UK.
All in all there just isn't enough information/photos to make an exact pronouncement as to what this is.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
