Tuesday, January 5, 2016

LEICA TIES




 


A while ago I was looking for something that I had misplaced.  I didn’t find it, but while I was looking, I came across a few Leica items that I had not thought about for quite a while.  There, neatly tucked away in a drawer were four Leica ties.

Three of them instantly brought back memories of LHSA (International Leica Society) meetings in the 70s.  They commemorated important events in the history of Leica, like the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Leica to the world market in 1925, or one of the LHSA meetings with a picture of a Leica 250 and one tie depicting a Leica M4 or M4-2 and a maple leaf.  I don’t recall the actual occasion, but have to assume that it was in honor of the Ernst Leitz Canada (ELCAN) operation.
 


 


These very high quality ties were made just for LHSA members by Ronnie Reis and his company Reis of New Haven.



The fourth tie was of a different heritage and appears to be of a later date because it is noticeably narrower.  It depicts just Leica SLR cameras in a diagonal layout in a bluish gray on a blue background.


It would be interesting to see if any other readers of this blog have any of these treasures.  Please let me know.


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3 comments:

  1. Ketil Are Haugsand wrote on the Facebook page of the LEICA Barnack Berek Blog:
    Glad tiding .....very tidy indeed, although slightly tied up at times - But we can all agree: Leica ties!! Happy New Year!!

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    1. That gave me a good laugh for the day. Thank you, and Happy New Year to you too.

      You have really mastered a foreign language when you can come up with that. Leica ties indeed!

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    2. Ketil Are Haugsand answerwed on the Facebook page of the LEICA Barnack Berek Blog:
      Thank you dearly, my friend!!!!

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