In a message dated 3/20/2002 5:12:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, chuckschmidt@earthlink.net writes:
<< I am pretty sure pedals such as those were marketed as "JPR" brand which is > Routens family business back in the 1970s. Not as old as referred to by the > eBay seller. I remembering seeing ads in French consumer mags offering those, > as well as Ron Kitching briefly importing them into the UK. > > Dale Brown > Greensboro, North Carolina
These pedals are Roger Piel pedals and are made in France. I agree with the eBay seller that they probably date to late 1940s.
Chuck Schmidt >>
I defer to your superior personal knowledge and mighty collection of catalogs, Oh Wise Chucko! So, am I crazy? Was there (also) a JPR pedal that looked kinda-sorta like that one?
Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina