[LargeFormat] another OT language topic

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "Les Newcomer" <LNPhoto@twmi.rr.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] another OT language topic


> So then " morrocco leather" which was used on early cycle
Graphics, etc
>   would have been Russian leather but instead of birch
oil, they used
> curry powder? :-)
>
>
  Morocco leather is goat skin tanned with Sumac. Used on
all Speed Graphics and Graflex cameras until the Super
Graphic. Also on many other cameras. Goatskin leather is
sometimes used for bellows because it tends to be flexible.
 Of course _real_ Russia leather is made from Russian
Wolfhounds and must be polished with Russian dressing.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@ix.netcom.com