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66 - Ernst Leitz | Letter
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Ernst Leitz | Letter Estimate: €400–500 Year: 1935 Condition: B English: Correspondence dated December 21, 1935, between Ernst Leitz and a certain Uli Stark regarding a Leica with a coupled light meter. On two typewritten pages, Ernst Leitz responds to a proposal made by Mr. Stark and informs him that Leitz has already filed a patent application for a similar idea. To illustrate this, two original technical drawings from the patent are attached. The letter is written on company stationery from Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH and signed by Ernst Leitz. German: Correspondence dated December 21, 1935, between Ernst Leitz and a certain Uli Stark regarding a Leica with a coupled light meter. In a two-page typewritten letter, Ernst Leitz responds to a proposal from Mr. Stark and informs him that Leitz has already filed a patent application for a similar idea. Two original technical drawings from the patent specification are enclosed for illustration. The letter was written on company letterhead of Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH and signed by Ernst Leitz.
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