Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Users vs Collectors Average age ?
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 20:41:07 +0000

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> From: Leikon35 <Leikon35@aol.com> 
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us 
> Subject: [Leica] Leica Users vs Collectors Average age ?
> Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 20:13:22 EDT 
> 
> The point (seemingly lost) is the average age of the LHSA membership not
the 
> age of the average of Leica owners. The society has several members near
80. 
> It takes many years and much money to build up a substantial Leica
collection
> & this alone would preclude young people from being members of the past
LHSA
> which was heavily biased towards the collector.  Even today, the man that
>aided
> the interest of Leica collecting more than anyone (Jim Lager) is in his
early
>50's
> 
> I don't know if there is any interest in the average LUGgers age  (I am 70
&
>not)
> but if anyone starts a poll --- PLEASE DO IT BY PRIVATE MAIL.
>
> Marvin Moss
>