The British owner of this camera was a keen amateur photographer who acquired this Leica soon after World War II and used it for many years. LAGER, James L., Leica - An Illustrated History, Vol. VAN HASBROECK, Paul-Henry, Leica in Colour, Philip Wilson Publications, 1997, pp.34-35. Number 100,000 was presented to Dr Leon Frobenius, a leading explorer of Central America.Īlthough the crocodile ever-ready case appears in various advertisements for Leica Luxus, this is the first example ever to come to light. Number 75,000 was presented to Professor August Piccard, one of the pioneers of the exploration of the stratosphere and later designer of the "Bathyscape". In addition, two special presentation Leica II's were also made. It is easy to find on the top plate of the camera, there will be a serial number either on top of the plate itself for older Leicas or in the hotshoe area like you see in the image: So in this case the number is 4444667.
The whereabouts of the other three examples is currently unknown. First you need to find you Leica’s serial number. M3 chrome body from the first batch of 1955, with CF Summicron 2/50mm no.1764505, spectacles, green filter, lens cap. According to Leitz factory records, only four Luxus Leica IIs were made with serial numbers: 88840, 94573, 9738.with 50mm f/3.5 Elmar lens, No.137447, with unusual bell-push release, camera with lavatory seat type range finder housing (with recess under the shutter dial), lens scaled in feet the base plate engraved with "Open" and "Close", body with faux lizard leather cover, together with Leica Luxus crocodile camera case, brass fastening clip Footnotes
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