Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]harry, It may be that the extra attchments are for connecting to a tilting device for correcting verticals. Most pictures in this sense would require an easel being retained at the 'bottom' edge and then raised at the opposite edge, nearest the column. Leitz certainly made an accessory to facilitate this, perhaps that is what connects the two together? jem > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry Haige [SMTP:haige@compuserve.com] > > Hello darkroom enthusiasts, > > I have an old Leitz 8x10" wood easel and wonder if anybody can tell me the > application for this particular variant. The wood base is the usual > 12x14x1" size. The underside is flat, without the pairs of raised ribs > and > dovetail grooves of the clamping version. Along the left and front edges > metal strips are inlaid into the underside of the wood, protruding outward > by about 0.1" then turning up for about 0.1". I.e., looking like an _| > extending out from the bottom edge. Was this part of some apparatus? > Just > curious. > > Harry > haige@compuserve.com