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Perforators (Rollo/Rollos Mexico)
By Dave Geissinger

The editor's mention of the "Rollo Mexico" perforator in his comment
after Don Teach's post in the 05.06.08 MMD brought back some memories
for me.

In 1967 I was in Mexico City and happened to find the small shop called
Rollos Mexico.  I went in and was served by the owner, Senor Lodoza.  We
had quite a chat, although both of us were limited in the other's
language.  He showed me his perforator.  I can't remember many details
of it, except that I was surprised at how small it was.

I bought his entire supply of Duo-Art rolls (133), because in those pre-
Internet days I didn't know of any source for them.  I also bought two
of the rolls he had made.  The box labels were hand-typed.  The brand
was "Mexico" and the titles were "Nunca en Domingo" and "Orfeo Negro."

I still have the receipt: 133 Duo-Art rolls for 1,760 pesos.  The peso
in those days was worth about eight cents, so the price of the rolls was
about $150 U.S., or about $1.12 per roll, and this included shipping to
California.  In order to avoid customs duty, he shipped them in lots of
about twelve at a time; so I got a box or two a week for about two
months.

I have often wondered what happened to Sr. Lodoza and his business.

Dave Geissinger
San Rafael, CA

  [ There are several interesting messages in the MMD Archives about Sr.
  [ Lodoza and his firm, which was probably named "Rollos Mexico,"
  [ although some single roll labels carry the name "Rollo Mexico."
  [
  [ --Editor


(Message sent Sat 11 Jun 2005, 01:31:22 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  Mexico, Perforators, Rollo/Rollos

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