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Will
United Kingdom
47 Posts
Posted - Jul 20 2017 :  01:48:22 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Bought this bag on Ebay (sellers picture).

Imported into the UK in the early 80's by Technical & Optical Equipment Ltd.

Note the straight stitching


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2072017_Helios bag..jpg

Will


Edited by - Will on Jul 20 2017 01:50:09 AM

Milo Schekkerman
Valkir1987
Netherlands
193 Posts
Posted - Jul 20 2017 :  3:42:02 PM  Show Profile  Click to see Valkir1987's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Same bag here, but the stitching is better. It came with a Zenit 12XP (cyrillic version) bought by a Dutch student living in Russia in the early 90'.
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Juhani Halmeenmaki
cedricfan
Finland
1005 Posts
My Collection

Posted - Jul 20 2017 :  11:03:28 PM  Show Profile  Visit cedricfan's Homepage  Reply with Quote
As far as I know, TOE was allowed to add the Helios-badge even to items they bought "outside USSR".
Eg there is several Helios-lenses in M42m which are made in Japan, and badged for TOE.

Best regards,
Juhani
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Will
United Kingdom
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Posted - Jul 21 2017 :  02:47:25 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
There's a few of the larger light coloured ones on Ebay UK.

I think quality control was lacking when they stitched mine!

Will
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Juhani Halmeenmaki
cedricfan
Finland
1005 Posts
My Collection

Posted - Jul 21 2017 :  09:06:05 AM  Show Profile  Visit cedricfan's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Isn't also the HELIOS text curved?


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2172017_Helios M42.JPG

And here is a set of those Japanese TOE-Helios lenses, look at the font of the text on lens cap, TOE-type...


Best regards,
Juhani
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Will
United Kingdom
47 Posts
Posted - Jul 22 2017 :  02:30:37 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Very nice lens collection.

Yes,I think the text is slightly out of alignment. At least one thing it's certainly not a Gucci designer bag!
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sean perry
seany65
United Kingdom
307 Posts
Posted - Aug 14 2017 :  6:34:35 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It's actually one of the rare, exclusive and expensive Gucci "Designer Scruffy" bags that's meant to put off would-be thieves, by making therm think "No-one would put good stuff in a bag like that!"
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Will
United Kingdom
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Posted - Aug 15 2017 :  02:01:45 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by seany65

It's actually one of the rare, exclusive and expensive Gucci "Designer Scruffy" bags that's meant to put off would-be thieves, by making therm think "No-one would put good stuff in a bag like that!"



That's exactly why I bought it Sean

I normally use a cheap ex army £5 off ebay small shoulder rucksack for my cameras for that exact reason.

Will.
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