1925-1935 Original Leica Camera Distributor - Manila, Philippines - Botica De Santa Cruz

[Red Dot Community PH]

Hi. We found this advertisement, supposedly printed in Manila in 1935. (image 1)

We are trying to find leads in confirming if this is a real material and what specific year was this ad printed and where.

We are also looking for sources that could corroborate the story that Leica has been in the Philippines since 1930, based also on a supposed Leica booklet (image 2).

Image 1:


Image 2:

 

[David Murphy]

Thanks for the interesting bit of photographic history of the Philippines. Leica really had an amazing worldwide for that time

 

[Out to Lunch]

In case you had not seen this:

https://www.nigelgooding.co.uk/Spanish/Business%20Firms/Botica%20Sta%20Cruz/BoticaStaCruz.pdf

 

[Red Dot Community PH]

Yes, we've seen this. Thank you. Really appreciate it.


We have recently (as in this morning) discovered this: