Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] offtopic:photovest
From: LeicaPhoto@aol.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 10:30:52 EST

We carry Billingham vests - made in England out of ventile (pure cotton all-
weather fabric). You may have heard that the ventile fabric was designed under
Churchill's directions when RAF pilots who were shot down over the English
Channel were only surviving for minutes due to the extremely cold waters.
Ventile retains warmth and keeps out cold/moisture to such a degree that the
survival rate rose considerably. At any rate, both Barbour and Billingham use
this material and Billingham makes the photovest which is distributed by
Leica. Available in Large and x-large - price $295. + $10 shipping - Regards,
Rose & Jay Deutsch, Leica Gallery (tel: 212-777-3051 / Fax:212-777-6960.)