Hallo Harald,
die ehemalige Firma A. Jaegers aus den USA ist vom Sohn wieder-
eröffnet worden:
http://www.ajaegers.com/
Es ist jedoch ein reiner Versandhandel, und ich weiß nicht,
wie zuverlässig die jetzt sind, und ob die Objektive noch die
gleiche Qualität haben wie beim Vater. Schau mal in deren Katalog
und die Homepage rein, den Katalog kann man runterladen.
Einen Bericht von Phil Harrington zitierer ich mal hier:
http://www.philharrington.net/old90.htm
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A. Jaegers
2001: Remember the ad for Jaegers from the 1960s? As I said, their place in Lynbrook, NY was destroyed some years ago by a fire. I subsequently found out that they have reopened at 11 Roosevelt Rd., Valley Stream, NY, not far from the New York City border. I drove past there in January, 2001, only to find their "storefront" isn't exactly hospitable. The photo at left shows their "front door" (if you look carefully, you'll see an "11" on the second door from the left), while the right photo shows their back door (note unshoveled snow, there for about two weeks). A call to their phone number produced an "interesting" conversation. Yes, they are still in business, but the woman who answered didn't know exactly what they made! She also said that they have neither a catalog nor a web site. She suggested that I talk to someone else about what I wanted. She had no answer for me when I said that I wanted to know what they sold. I didn't exactly get a warm feeling...
jaegers04.jpg (20632 bytes) 2004 saw the third coming of Jaegers, but now called A. Jaegers, Jr. Optics. Albert Jaegers, Jr. reopened his dad's business back in Lynbrook, and has even created a web site to promote sales. I drove past there in November, only to find that the storefront doesn't have much more than a street number on the front door. When later asked about this, Albert Jaegers, III told me that they are strictly a mail-order company at present. Viewing their on-line catalog is like looking through a time portal, since much of what they sell is the same as in the 1950s...except the prices.
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Alles in allem hört sich das nicht übermäßig vertrauenerweckend an,
aber man sollte den Laden mal 'im Auge' behalten.
Gruß Coyote
