Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/04/22

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Subject: [Leica] Kitchen Sink
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:54:42 +0100
References: <219C5906-7A15-4141-B475-76AB53A88783@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <CA+3n+_=hx3q+y-axkxaAws_aybK86N5zvUHCPw7H0-DwgDGETg@mail.gmail.com> <739AFAEF-9D60-4DFC-A1C3-93D0A0F96606@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

A veritable kitchen sink drama indeed, Chris, albeit a tad Sokurovian.

On 23/04/2022 01:25, Christopher Crawford wrote:
> Yeah, the sink dates from the mid 1970s. The house was built in 1930. The 
> house has formica counter tops, too; I think they're the same age as the 
> sink. Interestingly, the sink is identical to the one my parents' house 
> had when I was younger, right down to the color (both sinks are yellow). 
> My parents' house was built in 1975; they were the first owners, having 
> bought it a few months before I was born (I was born in Oct. 1975). My 
> parents' house came with that sink, but I don't know how my grandparents 
> came to have the same sink. They must have liked the one at my parents' 
> house enough to buy one like it. About 20 years ago, my parents upgraded 
> to a fancier looking sink and my grandparents took their old one and had 
> it installed in their basement; so my house actually has two identical 
> sinks, one in the kitchen and one in the basement! I use the basement sink 
> to develop film.
>



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