Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While buggies have become a rare commodity and buggy makers all but
disappeared, there is a thriving market for buggy whips in a large,
specialty niche market. Swaine, Adeney, and Briggs is doing quite
nicely on St. James's Street, thank you very much!
Buzz Hausner
-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of Timothy Atherton
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:58 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] The End of The "M"
> On 6/8/05 4:39 PM, "Thinkofcole@aol.com" <Thinkofcole@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > If the Rolex, Patek-Philippe, Rolls-Royce, Harley-Davidson,
> Smith & Wesson
> > and who knows how many other world-class names were to
> disappear at midnight,
> > along with the Stromberg-Carlsons, Duesenbergs, Parker 51s,
> Bolexes, Singers,
> > Underwoods and who knows how many other household names, every
> one would
> > still a big deal to knowledgeable consumers around the world
> and so it will
> > be
> > the Leica M. Period. End of discussion. --bob cole
> LOL!
>
> still a big deal to knowledgeable consumers around the world
presumably, along with the fondlers of fine buggy whips?