[bill]

Not wishing at all to detract from Steve's original post, but it seems to me that the issue here is not so much where Patton's Leica is displayed, as the state that it is in.

Instead of trying to get it moved to another museum, why don't we, the members of this Forum, club together to get it restored? There are some fine restorers in the US, I understand, who I am sure would be happy to work on this historic camera.

We would need to make contact with the curators of the museum - perhaps a US-based member can do that? Then we would need to gather the funds - say a pledge of ten dollars per interested member. I don't know how much a full CLA would cost in the US, but that too can be established without too much difficulty, surely?

In return, a simple plaque or note listing the names of the Leica Forum members who have contributed to the camera's restoration, displayed separately alongside the display case itself would surely not be too much to ask?

I would happily donate ten dollars to this worthy cause.

Thoughts?

Regards,

Bill