I would suppose the factory was in the zone occupied by the French at the end of hostilities? P J nebergall On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:16:17 -0400 Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > On Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 08:56 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote: > > > Depose is French for "registered", as in design or trademark. > > > > Bob > > > > I thought as much but wasn't sure. I wonder why French? > > It's the official language for leather camera cases made in Germany. > > Bob > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list