Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/23

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Re: Vintage Leica straps replicas
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 14:01:18 -0400

Don:

The prototype is about 44 inches and adjustable down to about half that
length. Should accomodate just about everyone.

Ken Wilcox

At 1:16 -0400 7/23/0, a fine scholar, DonjR43198@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 7/23/00 12:10:55 PM Central Daylight Time, wilcox@tir.com
>writes:
>
><< Whoops! Sorry, I didn't think to describe the strap. The one I have here is
> black leather 1/2 inch wide. The leather is soft an smooth finished on one
> side and rough on the other. This finished side has a very thin line
> (embossed?) near each edge. One end is folded over and riveted into a loop.
> The other end is looped also and then attached to an adjustment (for
> length) buckle, which is silver in color. The loops at each end are equipt
> with a silver colored split ring about 5/8 inches in diameter.  All in all
> a simple, yet elegant design,
>
> Ken Wilcox
>  >>
>Good afternoon, Ken:
>
>I will certainly buy four (4) of the leather straps right now.  The soft
>leather strap sure beats the heck out of the scratchy nylon high tec stuff.
>
>Hope the manufacturer of the leather straps will make them in at least three
>(3) different lengths so the short, medium and tall Leica camera owners will
>find them suitable.
>
>Don R.
>donjr43198@aol.com


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