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Philip LeBlanc
Joined: 18 Jul 2001
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Location: The Deep South
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| Hi, It has been a while since I posted here. Getting to know my Crown better all the time. As I can't use it right now because I sent the lens/shutter to Fred Lustig for CLA, I thought I'd detail it a bit. My question is this: I know I haveone of the very last Crown Graphics (based on serial #), were they still using leather to cover the body at that point? Should I use a premium leather cleaner / conditioner or should I use something for vinyl? Thanks in advance. Philip |
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alecj
Joined: 09 May 2001
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Location: Alabama
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 2:40 am Post subject: |
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| Lemon pledge seems to be popular here. That's what I use, both on the covering and on the bellows. |
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jpmose
Joined: 29 May 2001
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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The covering is vinyl...very high quality at that. I believe Graflex switched from leather to vinyl in 1955 - at the point when rangefinders were top mount (versus side mount in prior years) on 4 X 5 models.
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Philip LeBlanc
Joined: 18 Jul 2001
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Location: The Deep South
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info... I was suspected it was vinyl but wasn't sure. So I guess instead of Lexol its Lemon Pleadge. Thanks again. Philip |
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