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Re: [OM] OM2n signed by...you know who!!!!

Subject: Re: [OM] OM2n signed by...you know who!!!!
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 08:30:35 -0400
Maitani signed his name in English, and carried a scribe with him.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Trottier" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM2n signed by...you know who!!!!


> Wouldn't a genuine one have Japanese characters?
>
> Tom
>
> On Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 12:07, clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote re "Re: [OM] OM2n signed by...you know who!!!!" saying:
>
> > I was told that this originated many years ago at a PMA or some such
> > "meet", when some tech-reps asked Mr. Maitani to "sign" their OM-2's by
> > scratching his name into the back covers.  This he willingly did.  One
> > was presented to me in gratitude by one of these early "pioneers".
> >
> > Some markting wiz caught wind of it and presto, plates were manufactured
> > to be sold or distributed as "favors" and "gimmes".
> >
> > Clint
> >
> > "Richard F. Man" wrote:
> >
> > > At 10:54 AM 7/12/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >Check this ebay auction out
> > > >
> > > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1366146891
> ...
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