A small Diversion - Leica in enamel

This post is born of desperation at the lack of outdoor photography in this ,for me, extended time of lock-down.The subject is a small number of Leica badges accumulated over the years without any great intention of forming a collection.

The photograph also includes a Kodak name plate used in the company and a most unusual logo from a French processing company which I bought at a Car Boot sale.

Among the Leica items are two tiny studs suitable for salespersons requiring a discreet badge, with a dark suit. Those days are probably gone for ever. The LPP 1986 50th anniversary badge is a favourite of mine with my interest in the formation of this Circle. The large Leica 111c has recently arrived as a birthday present and came from PHOTOTEQ who have an amazing website of camera 'pins'including several Leica versions. https://phototeq.com/ is worth a look.

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More Exposure(s) for Leica

In the spirit of this Blog which aims, among other things, to report all the Leica references that can be found, I am pleased to refer readers to another website;

     
https://newsroom.squarespace.com/blog/super-bowl-2020

This site has Winona Ryder in a study of the Winona Minnesota area with a vintage flavour and a chrome finish Leica on display. I cannot identify the model and perhaps viewers can help. This film was made some months ago and is in no way associated with the present problems in the State quoted.

The commercial concerned appears in a number of posts on Youtube - in particular 'Winona in Winona' and 'Welcome to Winona'. Filmed in a 1950's style with lots of small town Mid West atmosphere some scenes suggest that the camera is an early M3.

The town itself is rather larger than one might think from the clips, having a University and a population of 27,500. The still photos shown have a definite suggestion of the work of Walker Evans and the images of the lesser known areas of North America publicised by several others.

A limited edition book of 100 copies was produced in to support the American Indian College Fund and has sold out.

More on Perrot-color

Since publication of my Blog on these slide mounts and the tie-in with Leitz I have come across a new box of what may be the last incarnation of this quality product. No mention of the Leitz connection on this box but a drastic improvement in the technical side. The mounts are now supplied in two parts only with the glass pre-assembled. However, the downside in this box,which I date to 1980's, has glass suffering badly from the white hazy film that afflicts new slide mounts if stored for any time. This film can be removed with a Chamois cloth or similar at the risk of introducing 'static' but it is not an insurmountable affliction.( Note: The illustration in the printed leaflet below is of the previous model)

The box now has a 'professional' slant and contains 100 mounts,rather larger than in the post war years.If anyone is able to trace the final demise of the brand or add modern detail do comment.I noticed a similar box on sale at Ebay today which was shrink wrapped by Leitz New York and never opened so they must have been imported by Leitz for a protracted period.