HP Marketing Corp. will be part of MAC Group starting Feb 1, 2015

[Bob Salomon]

I'm aware of such. But I was after an authentic "factory" shirt, so to speak. Especially on that had that wonderful crest of theirs

Actually the shirts that we had were not an authentic factory shirt. We were the distributor for Linhof in the mid 70s and they were made by us as a novelty when we began Linhof distribution for trade shows and dealer demos.

[Bob Salomon]

Bob, this old photo really rings bells with me.
Remember it?

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I went to the USAF Photo School at Lowry AFB in the early 60's but what a difference!

We were issued a 45 Graphic and no tripod to wander around the base and get some shots. Never had to line up like that!
An 810 Deardorff to each pair with a wood tripod and a convertible lens set and again had us wander around.

And grungy old black dark cloths!

And our instructor was a civilian

[jbenedict]

I'm aware of such. But I was after an authentic "factory" shirt, so to speak. Especially on that had that wonderful crest of theirs

I guess it depends on how much money you have to spend. You could get a knock-off custom made but not factory for $25-35 or so or....

You could find one of the official Linhof shirts, with a proper Linhof crest on the pocket, made from hand-woven cotton, dyed in batches of no more than 5, genuine pearl buttons, lined with finest light Chinese silk. A truly magnificent shirt, very much deserving the Linhof name. $2500/ea.

[David A. Goldfarb]

You could find one of the official Linhof shirts, with a proper Linhof crest on the pocket, made from hand-woven cotton, dyed in batches of no more than 5, genuine pearl buttons, lined with finest light Chinese silk. A truly magnificent shirt, very much deserving the Linhof name. $2500/ea.

Now I'd have expected an authentic Linhof t-shirt to do double duty as a parka suitable for arctic conditions.

[Jim Andrada]

And usable as a dark cloth to boot.

Just want to add my thanks to you, Bob.

[Rick Rosen]

I just saw this thread. Best of luck to you Bob in whatever road you take.

[Bob Salomon]

I just saw this thread. Best of luck to you Bob in whatever road you take.

Thanks

[Sal Santamaura]

Bob! Are you retiring or going to OmegaBrandess / MAC Group with the product lines?

Once we close I will see what I want to do....Time will tell...

I just saw this thread. Best of luck to you Bob in whatever road you take.

Thanks

Yes, but have you decided which road that is yet?

[Bob Salomon]

Yes, but have you decided which road that is yet?

Actually, MAC did not end up buying HP. At the end they decided not to. They simply ended up taking over 4 of the lines and will have to pay a fee to Gepe for a while.

So far I will be doing some free lance work for some companies. But have not strated doing that yet.

[Sal Santamaura]

Actually, MAC did not end up buying HP. At the end they decided not to. They simply ended up taking over 4 of the lines and will have to pay a fee to Gepe for a while...

Does this mean Gepe owns HP Marketing, which is still a business entity collecting that fee from MAC?

...So far I will be doing some free lance work for some companies. But have not strated doing that yet.

Enjoy your respite!