All surviving Snider 35's have been stockpiled in a backroom of a
shearing shed in West Tamgambalanga and are being released on to the
auction circuit at the rate of one every 25 years to keep the prices
high. That rate may be revised if there are floods and the wool
cheque isn't enough to meet the interest payments.
It's not a large stockpile...more of a stocklump.
Meanwhile, we're in discussions with a rural industrial collective in
the Ukraine to begin the production of new Reids based on the Fed 2d.
In a pinch, we might start converting screw mount Leicas into Reids,
a cute turnaround. Stay tuned for the limited edition, just
discovered in a crate in a warehouse in Leicester, commemorative
prototype War Department Antarctic version gold-plated Reid 3 with
genuine emu vulcanite covers.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 16/03/2008, at 11:50 AM, NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Guess if I was really going to spend the big bucks on a Leica copy
> I might
> look at a Peerless 35 or Snider 35 or maybe just buy the real thing
> and pocket
> the difference. It is OK for my wife to think I'm an out of control
> collector but I prefer that my friends (that would the folks on
> this list) just saw
> me as an enthusiast with discriminating taste. <[B^) Bill Barber
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