Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/13

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Subject: [Leica] Registration of cameras
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:27:02 +0100
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 <lrzeitlin at aol.com>

> When I bought my first new Leica at a duty airport shop in Dublin in 1954, 
> US Customs would not let me bring it in because the name "Leica" was the 
> trademark property of Leica, USA. They would pass it if I
SNIP
> Incidentally the camera was a first edition M3 with an f2.0 Summicron. The 
> price I paid in Dublin was about $250. I still have the receipt.

Ahh, duty-free! The concept was invented here in Ireland at Shannon Airport 
near Limerick before spreading worldwide. Before the building of Shannon, we 
had the trans-Atlantic flying boats leaving nearby Foynes for their 12 hour 
flight to Newfoundland. And as a by the by, Foynes was the spark for another 
Irish invention - Irish coffee. I believe it spread worldwide too.

Douglas
who has an M3 too
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