Custodian
Meyer Family Collection
Bavaria, Germany Preserving since 1948
Contribution
267
Objects in Archive
Preservation
143
3D scans contributed
Research Access
18
Requests fulfilled
Areas of Focus
PhotographyOpticsPrecision instruments
About the Collection
The Meyer family has collected cameras, lenses, and optical instruments in Bavaria since 1948, with an emphasis on pre-series Leitz bodies and workshop-provenance material. Many records include serial numbers cross-referenced against surviving maker ledgers.
Custodianship Philosophy
"Three generations of keeping things that explain how we learned to see."
