kenneth denny wrote:
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> I think the Italian Simplex factory, Aliprandi S.A. - Milano, was a
> pretty short lived thing. I'm guessing from 1950 to 1965 or so.
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> I think the same thing was true of Campagnolo's factory in Cognin,
> France. Very short lived and implemented for some export loophole.
> Same with F.B. factory in Cognin, France.
>
> Anyone know where Cognin, France is? I did a very preliminary
> websearch
> and didn't find out much.
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> >>Gee, I guess my 1937 Gloria La Garabaldina Extra, with original
> Italian made Simplex Campione del Mondo must be a fake.
(Gosh, I didn't think Kenneth Denny was still on the list! The horror!)
My 1950 Italian Simplex catalog (which I believe is the first Italian Simplex catalog) shows the 1930s Champion Du Monde (yes, the French name is used in the Italian catalog) and has a steel plate engraving of a CdM derailleur with the French name engraved in the derailleur. I wasn't aware that there were some with the Italian engraving _made_ in the 1930s.
My guess would be that the Champion Du Monde derailleurs with the Italian engraving "Campione del Mondo" would be post WWII when the CdM would be sold as a cheaper derailleur in comparison with the newer (1950) Tour de France Simplex derailleur.
Ken, your thoughts?
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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