[rollei_list] Re: Rolliecord II screen

  • From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:25:37 -0400

At 03:56 AM 6/10/2010, Richard Knoppow wrote:

>     If you meant the mirror a little dust won't hurt it.
>However, you can blow it off with a hand syrenge or, with
>some care, canned air. The mirror surfaces are not _that_
>delicate. Unless its in very poor condition or was not made
>right the silvering will not flake off. Usually silvered
>mirrors are coated with a lacquer to protect the silver from
>oxidizing.

Richard

I do not believe that F&H laquered its mirrors prior to World War II. Every Prewar Rollei I have ever owned had no silvering left on the mirror.

Marc


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