[Leica] Registration of cameras

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

In the early 60's, I bought a Spotmatic from Yokohama Camera, and when they
shipped it, the logo was covered with silver silly putty.

Pentax was sold by Honeywell in the states then, and it said Asahi Pentax
on the Prism front.


On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:19 PM, <lrzeitlin at aol.com> wrote:

> When I bought my first new Leica at a duty airport shop in Dublin in 1954,
> US Customs would not let me bring it in because the name "Leica" was the
> trademark property of Leica, USA. They would pass it if I ground the
> identifying marks off the camera. Which, of course I would not do. The
> camera stayed in escrow for three weeks until I got a letter from Leica,
> USA exempting me from import restrictions and certifying that I was not
> buying cameras for the black market.
>
> Incidentally the camera was a first edition M3 with an f2.0 Summicron. The
> price I paid in Dublin was about $250. I still have the receipt.
>
> Larry Z
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Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA