Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Camera AG - Solms
From: Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 19:04:01 -0500 (EST)

 

On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Jim Brick wrote:

> >As a matter of history, the Leitz knife I referred to was given
> >to each of the journalists attending the "secret" introduction
> >of the first Leicaflex in Wetzlar. So there are about 30 or 40
> >old people out there with them. Again, I'm not certain if it 
> >was 1962 or 1963.
> >Is there someone out there who remembers? It was just following
> >the photokina in Koln.
> >Ed Meyers
> > 
> 
> It would have to be 1962 as Photokina is held on even years.
> 
> When I visited the Porsche factory in Stuttgart, They gave me a knife and a
> cup, I bought some small booze glasses (with the Porsche emblem engraved on
> the side), plus numerous other mementos.
> 
> Every company makes trinkets. I have a bunch of BMW trinkets that my local
> dealer gave me. Pens, knives, etc...
> 
> It's common and does not detract from the real company business. The people
> making and marketing these things aren't photographers or engineers, so
> have no influence on how quickly the R8 motor will appear.
> 
> Jim
> 
There was a photokina glitch at one time. They moved it to the
early Spring one time and waited three years instead of the
normal two at another time, I think. That's why I'm not sure
about 1962 or 1963. Ed