RE: [KOML] Konica Press - M vs Rapid M

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren>]

> OK.  Straight from the horse's mouth.  I spoke to Henry for about 1/2
>hour.  He
> founded Konica (the US distribution company) in 1951.  Sold it to
>Berkey
> Marketing in the 60s.  Hence the reason you see Berkey on all the
>literature
> for Konica and rapid cameras from that time.  Berkey contracted with
>Konica to
> built the Koni-Omega.  The factory was under controlled of Konica in
>Japan and
> an adjacent building (to Konica).
> The Omega trademark and name were the property of Omega watches in
>Switzerland.
>  Henry had to go to Switzerland to speak with them and negotiate use of
>this
> trademark (the greek letter Omega), which according to Henry was the
>2nd most
> guarded trademark worldwide, Mercedes Benz star in a circle being the
>#1.
Snippety snip

Peter,

That's absolutely superb - thank you very much for troubling your friend to
bring us this information.  I will put it in the "history section" of the
web site.

Henry must be one hell of a fast talker to have persuaded the Swiss to
allow him to use the Omega trademeark :-)


All the best,

              Clive   http://clive.bel-epa.com