Kodak 35 Signet Viewfinder Variation Question

[68degrees]

I noticed on the Kodak 35 Signet there are variations on the triangle viewfinder. One of the variations is just a nice normal triangle. The other is a triangle but there is a tiny point sticking out on the left and right sides of the triangle. Can anyone explain this mystery to me? Thanks

heres the normal one

and heres the one with the points

 

[farlymac]

Could be someone at Kodak had the bright idea they could be used like crosshairs. Compare your serial numbers to see which one is older.

PF

 

[Greyscale]

Crosshairs, or an artificial horizon comes to my mind.

 

[68degrees]

......thanks

 

[Tiger 68]

I have a Signet 35 of the same vintage (1955) as the one with points, and it has points also. It's interesting to see the other changes from the earlier "pointless" version, which I believe is from 1950, so quite an early version.

On the older camera, the knurling on the knobs is much more coarse, the focusing tab is much smaller, and the points are missing on the rangefinder. It's unusual, (at least these days) for a manufacturer to add more expensive and time consuming steps as production continues; they're more often looking for ways to economize. Things were different then I guess.

Regards,
BV