[Leica] Perrin Leather Bags from the 1940/50ties

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Ruben:

I bought a Perrin Sportsman 501 along with my first Pentax, an H1a in 
1965.  It's a tough case made of thick Top Grain Cowhide and it has 
stood up to the intervening years very well.  It now contains my Rollei 
35, a Minox 35GT and dedicated flash.  On occasion I've used it to carry 
my Sl and and extra lens.

I've seen some Perrin's which were really beat to hell but the only part 
that I have had to replace was the zipper "pull".

Jim


Ruben wrote:

> Dear LUGers, MUGers and Rolleiusers/listers
> 
> Recently I stumbeled over a small lovely photobag from California US made 
> of some real nice Leather - natural tan - probably from about 1953-57 
> inside it the name Perrin Contour is printed - it holds 2 Leica M bodies 
> with a 50 and a 35 mounted and one 90 mm in between. 
> 
> To day I got a Perrin model 205 probably 1950something to or perhaps 
> earlier- I expect it to hold 3 M bodies or pehaps a rolleiflex and 2 M 
> bodies.
> 
> These Perrin bags in natural tan thick leather from California are so much 
> nicer than modern bags - does anyone know the hisory of Perrin and does 
> anyone still use them - it is a real pleasure to pick up a M from the 
> Perrin Contour bag - anyone that have not tried one should do so - and 
> some of you guys that are somewhat older than me probably have one lying 
> around in the basement - blow away the dust and start using it again - and 
> if you have a fun story about a Perrin bag please share.
> 
> O by the way - they are so retro smart that my "very into fashion" teenage 
> daughters would giver the right arm to have one - I really have to be 
> carefull not to find my Leica on the floor with a "sorry Dad " note :-)
> 
> best
> Ruben