That is very interesting Richard, I found the patent looking for the number, that is the 150 mag. All the best Carlos --- Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carlos Manuel Freaza" <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 4:12 AM > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Lachaize - MECILA Mag 150 > for > Rolleiflex TLR > > > > The only discrepancy is the French manufacturer, > the > > Rollei Report II mentions Paul Lachaize from Lyon > like > > the inventor and Flashphot like manufacturer, > there > > were i.e. French 6x9 cameras called Flash-Phot but > > also there was Paul Lachaize cameras like the 1955 > > MECILUX. > > The Report II explains the 150 mag technical > working > > and also it mentions Flashphot again describing > the > > details for the last Mag 150 delivered by > Flashphot. > > Since the 150 Mag was manufactured from 1952 to > 1969 > > for Rollei cameras, I think it was manufactured by > > Paul Lachaize Lyon first and by Flashphot > afterwards; > > there was a model for Semflex cameras too.- > > > > All the best > > Carlos > > > I got curious and searched Google Patents for > Paul > Lachaize, I found three patents, issued to him, one > of > which, USP 2,819,663, is for the adaptor back for > long > rolls. The patent includes 8 pages of drawings that > make the > construction and operation pretty clear. The camera > shown in > the drawings is obviously a Rolleiflex. > > --- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > --- > 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 > > __________________________________________________ Preguntá. Respondé. Descubrí. Todo lo que querías saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, está en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). ¡Probalo ya! http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas --- 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