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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Remnant of the Past
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2021 23:08:36 -0500
References: <95c4741a-28e1-2fb1-5950-5354021348bf@lighttube.net> <CAH1UNJ08sD4fmvbRJuBe06rsFz66swUkOz--my1kR5p9WyWg2w@mail.gmail.com>

I agree, Jayanand.? I have their tools, and used to buy tires, batteries 
and clothes from them, but the auto parts and clothing chains just wiped 
them out.

On 10/4/21 9:38 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> I bought a set of screwdrivers there in 1985, which I am still using. They
> seem indestructible. The company seems to be proof of my long held belief
> that the best products in the world are worth zilch if they are not
> marketed appropriately for the times.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 1:59 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> As I glanced around me on a cloudy morning, I saw this reminder of the
>> days before Amazon and other on-line sources.  Sears Roebuck, and its
>> rival, Montgomery Ward, were the mainstay of rural America.
>>
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20211004-DSCF3289-Enhanced.JPG.html
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA



In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Remnant of the Past)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] IMG: Remnant of the Past)