Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Off-topic: TTH, was Leicas made in England?
From: Malcolm McCullough <blayne@mbox2.singnet.com.sg>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 23:41:28 +0800
 
> Lenses were made by another Brit firm, Taylor Hobson. Both of
>these firms are long since defunct

Are you sure? I thought that TTH were still going. Meanwhile, Cooke are
still making first-class lenses for movie cameras (under their own name and
for Panavision) and I think that they share the same offices as TTH (or is
it RTH?) in New Star Road, Leicester. Check their website:

http://www.cookeoptics.com/History/history.html

Regards,
Malcolm