David Bilenkey wrote:
>
> I picked up a neat little thing yesterday:
>
> A Campagnolo QR skewer lever (just the lever and nothing else) That has
> Campagnolo written like I've never seen before (open C and G) and has BREVET
> FRANCE cast into it.
>
> Does anyone know when this would be from?
From the Campagnolo Timeline at: http://www.velo-retro.com
"1948 - Campagnolo's first foreign plant (assembling and finishing) is built in Cognin, France; quick release lever stamped "Made in France." Gino Bartali wins the 1948 Tour de France using a Cambio Corsa derailleur."
My guess: Campagnolo, F.B. and others set up plants in France because of post WWII restrictions on export from Italy? Anyone else have any ideas?
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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