In a message dated 3/24/02 10:25:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, Wdgadd@aol.com writes:
<< I wasn't able to use Chuck's link, but I think I saw these-do they have
mismatched dustcaps? If so, and the one on the right has the correct cap
(plain hemisphere, no "teeth" on circumference, allen fitting for removal) I
think they're probably very early 60's or 50's. I have pictures of Campy
pedals in a 1961 Cyclo-Pedia, and the #1037 Strada and #1038 Pista have this
dustcap. Oddly, the #1038/1 Pista con Dente has the familiar (toothed with
vent hole) variety. >>
I think the identifying feature here is the crank side toe strap loop. On
these pedals, the loop appears to be part of the body, not the cage. The fact
that it is a complete loop on the body makes me think it's modern as that's a
more complex manufacturing process, with more involved dies. All the early
pedals I've seen have a bent tab that is part of the cage plate. That style
of manufacture is more consistent with "hand made" methods. All the early
Campy stuff was hand made in small shops, I can't imagine how they would have
done that when they first started making pedals.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA