Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As an aside to the original thread - I imagine this use of telegraph codes for speed and clarity was fairly widespread - I remember when I started work in the 1960's that my employers letter heading still included a note (near their telex number) as to which codes they used - so presumably there were reference books to look up the various words in commercial use. going a bit further back - the Great Western Railway (and probably the other Uk railways) assigned codes to all their freight wagon (car) types so that if a particular load had to be moved from a station (depot) the clerk at the station only had to telex for e.g CONEA or FRUITD for the right wagon for that load to appear. Well if we've done DOF to death for a bit we've got to wander somewhere :-))))) Regards Clive Sanbrook - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com> To: "LUG >for posts" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: 12 March 2001 19:05 Subject: [Leica] Leica Product Codes > To the Interested Lugger, > The Leica Product codes were originally created to make ordering easier > for the distributors. > Orders came into Leica by cables or telegrams