Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/16

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Subject: [Leica] was Re: Arbus now Leica baby toys
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 15:04:26 +1000

One of the baby toys. Ain't it purty? CAUTION May contain traces of film.
Nowadays it might have been thrown out owing to possible lead content in the
paint or sharp edges that may hurt a teething baby.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/te/UR.jpg.html
Not my shot, provided by a dealer friend.

2009/5/17 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>

> A Rolleiflex is a Leica.
>
> Big uncle Rolleiflex lived down the street in Braunschweig, Lower
> Saxony...?
> Founded in 1920
> The Leica UR was 1914 the Leica 0 1923!
>
> For those times when Brownie film is felt to be needed.
>
> Leica even makes a Focomat to handle the Browni output.
>
> They both shared the same baby toys!
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
> http://www.rollei.com/
>
> Zeiss and Schneider glass
> Forgetabout it!
>
>
>
>
> > From: Charcot <charcot at comcast.net>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 17:57:10 -0600
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Arbus
> >
> > I saw just as I was finishing her biography - sort of felt that i
> > should watch it.  Was mildly entertaining - don't think there were any
> > Leicas.  mostly Rollieflex.
> >
> > ernie
>
>
>
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-- 
Cheers
Geoff
'Life's not B&W, except at both ends'
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