wlaidlaw Posted January 25 Author Share #21  Posted January 25 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) William, My father's Summar was we believe, coated by Oude Delft in 1948 or 49 by their Delfinerin process. He visited the Netherlands a few times around this period, as a board member of the Scottish Woollen Manufacturer's Association, who were helping that country's textile industry to get back on its feet. Much of their previous machinery had been damaged by bombing or appropriated by the occupying power. His original coating was of a brownish hue and was very soft. After it was recoated by Wallace Heaton with "hard" coating in 1965, it changed to a purple/blue hue. My two speed MOOLY does work on my Model III but it is such a lovely small camera (I think the black enamel may make it look smaller than it is), that I don't keep my MOOLY on it and have to live with the uncomfortable for me, winding on process. I tried a Leicavit but equally uncomfortable. What I really need is one of those "ring pull winders" sitting in place of the regular wind on knob. Wilson Edited January 25 by wlaidlaw 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Absolutely furious. Been sent a MOOLY (a) whereas item I bought claimed to be a MOOLY-C. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
alan mcfall Posted January 27 Share #22  Posted January 27 The RAPIDO, not a leitz item, works well. It's a little hard to pull if the camera is not winding easily, like it would be after a recent CLA. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/418804-absolutely-furious-been-sent-a-mooly-a-whereas-item-i-bought-claimed-to-be-a-mooly-c/?do=findComment&comment=5746972'>More sharing options...
alan mcfall Posted January 27 Share #23  Posted January 27 (edited)  Some moolys may have been shipped together with a new camera from the factory. Probably, the grey and "K" cameras mostly. But many were likely purchased by existing leica camera owners that wanted to add a motor to their older camera, even a II or III. So, there may not be real basis for matching motor serials to cameras, other than the longer based motors would be for IIIc or later cameras. Just to show a general evolution, here are some possibilities: Left: IIIa with fairly early 2-speed mooly. Circa 1938 Second from left: IIIb with later single speed mooly. Circa 1939 Next: Early war time IIIc (361077) with the longer based, internal release, chrome mooly. Circa 1940/41 Right: Post war IIIc, black with long based black mooly. Circa 1947/49  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 27 by alan mcfall typo 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/418804-absolutely-furious-been-sent-a-mooly-a-whereas-item-i-bought-claimed-to-be-a-mooly-c/?do=findComment&comment=5746992'>More sharing options...
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