Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's hard to find virgins these days too. :-) Vick - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of John Collier Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 12:29 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] A few of my favorite things- 8 Martin Howard shared of his vast knowledge of Leitz minutia: Mike Durling wrote, in part: > Not really. You see, the vulcanite of the earlier, LTM cameras, was actually furnished from the inner layer of the bark of a rare tree that grows in the German Black Forest. It would be collected by young virgins, selected for their delicate fingers and only harvested between 4:30 and 5:15 AM, when the dew ensured that the humidity was such that the material wouldn't be harmed. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html