Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo
From: ahgraves at prodigy.net (Allen Graves)
Date: Thu Apr 1 17:07:39 2004
References: <336A0D99.40A91D46.000035C7@aol.com> <6.0.1.1.2.20040401092058.01e23140@pop.runbox.com>

Unless he has changed a lot over the last 25 years. I don't think I'd 
have the nerve to ask him.


>Exotic car mechanic? Does he wear pasties?
>
>At 09:03 AM 4/1/2004, you wrote:
>>Alfredo moved back to New Orleans from Argentina several years ago. 
>>Last time I talked to him he was working part time for as an exotic 
>>car mechanic in Kenner.
>>
>>As far as the antique Leicas, the Afrika Korps one was I believe 
>>authentic, as well as several other war-time Leicas.
>>
>>BTW, I don't think swastikas were commonly on even military 
>>cameras.  Some privately owned cameras were so engraved.)
>>
>>I may be mistaken, but I don't think Alfredo was replicating 
>>wartime cameras. He had an extensive collection of Leica that he 
>>kept in a case in the middle of the store.
>>
>>Sonny
>>
>>In a message dated 4/1/2004 9:36:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>>jls@runbox.com writes:
>>
>>>  >>It went out of business years ago, the store was boarded up and moldy,
>>>  >>and it is now a multistory parking lot. I shot this just after they
>>>  >>demolished it. I think Sonny told me that the owner moved
>>>  back down to
>>>  >>Argentina.
>>>  >>
>>>  >>Jeffery
>>>  >>
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Replies: Reply from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo)
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