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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: Vintage Leica straps replicas
From: Shel Belinkoff <belinkoff@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 12:42:07 -0700
References: <l03130308b5a0e32e7a22@[216.40.160.30]>

Based on these and other comments about the strap, I'd be interested
in one or two.
- -- 
Shel Belinkoff
mailto:belinkoff@earthlink.net

Ken Wilcox wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> ----
> Ken Wilcox                                Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits
>                                           preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com>
>                                           <kwilcox@gfn.org>

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