[rollei_list] Re: Das Rolleiflex-Buch
- From: John Jensen <jwjensen356@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:06:18 -0700 (PDT)
What I have is 'The Golden Book of the Rolleiflex', '4th-7th Thousand', by 'Dr.
Walther Heering Verlag, Harzburg 1936'. This is in English.
It is not a technical book, but rather a book of photos taken by the
Rolleiflex. There are several pages of text about "The World-wide Success of
the Rolleiflex" and four pages of photos from the Franke & Heidecke factory,
The first photo shows the front of the factory flying two of the NS German
flags. Interestingly, the front of the factory shows "Franke & Heidecke" and
"Rolleiflex, Heidoscop, Rolleidoscop" as lettering on the wall. The
description below describes the factory as being 385 ft. x 62 ft. with 450
people. The text reads that 200,000 cameras have been sent to "all parts of
the world".
To me, 1936 is of particular interest because it is my birth year.
John
--- On Wed, 3/31/10, Peter Mattei <petermattei@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Peter Mattei <petermattei@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Das Rolleiflex-Buch
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 6:42 PM
I have the '39 English edition: 13th-20th thousand. In the Foreward, Heering
makes note of the updates to the prior edition such as excluding many of the
"pretty pictures" and the addition of complete Rolleicord user instructions.
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Maurice M. Greeson <maurice@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a copy of Dr. Walther Heering’s book “Das Rolleiflex-Buch” first
published in German in 1932. (Mine is the 11th to 15th Thousand, published in
June of 1933). I have been wondering if perhaps this was the first book
published about the Rolleiflex. I also have the English translation published
in 1934 and distributed by Burleigh Brooks, who was probably the first U.S.
distributor of the Rolleiflex. Any comments on Pre WWII Rollei books would be
appreciated. Thanks…Maurice
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