Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/12

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Pitcher
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:20:34 -0600
References: <EA2DAFB8861D4BAFB8A9F8D98E7D0752@jimnichols> <36172e5a1001121409r3518768dm59a4721c21ec1b38@mail.gmail.com>

Yeah, Geoff, I thought twice about pitcher "pitchers", but decided to post 
it anyway.  This group knows everything!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Pitcher


> We love Leica pitchers around here.
>
> 2010/1/13 Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>
>> I guess I'm getting cabin fever due to the persistent cold weather.  This
>> morning, I slapped my Leica Elmarit-R 60/2.8 Macro lens on my E-1 and 
>> looked
>> around the house for something to photograph.  Among those unfortunate
>> subjects was this Toby-like pitcher which my wife purchased in the 
>> mid-1940s
>> at a small church fund-raiser in Southeast Missouri.  She liked it and
>> learned that it had been donated by two elderly sisters, so it probably
>> dates back to the turn of the century.
>>
>> If anyone has any idea as to the origin of such objects, I would like to
>> hear from them.  It bears no markings, so probably was not very 
>> expensive.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pitcher.jpg.html
>>
>> TIA for any clues.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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>
>
> -- 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Pitcher)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: Pitcher)