Peter,
It would be quite easy for someone with basic jewellery casting equiptment and skills to do either sand castings (I think like the original zinc ones were) or a lost wax casting (like the Art Stump version) of those badges. Even relativly small numbers might be easily accomplished; although casting in brass is not often done by jeweller types; a foundry may be neccessary for that, but still the "tree" of badges could be prepared by a small caster and taken to the foundry. It would require some co-operation between all parties.
I'll volunteer to finish (however approiate) and paint any badges in trade for some of the castings if the project goes through. Since there are so many variations of the badge, it my require choosing maybe two to reproduce, like the old brass one and the common later one. Anyone up for this one??
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
Sounds like fun; where do I sign up?
>
> Hey guys, maybe ther's a Hetchins in Eden Fountain which spews original brass badges. Just a thought from the freezing Northeast. So far no brass badge has turned up only the later steel version. I might see if I can get a local artian to copy the Brass badge from my Trio.
>
> Peter Naiman
> Boston, MA
> >
> > From: Brian Baylis <rocklube@adnc.com>
> > Date: 2003/02/12 Wed PM 02:31:34 EST
> > To: Thomas Rawson <twrawson@worldnet.att.net>
> > CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: [CR]Re: Hetchins head Badge
> >
> > Thomas,
> >
> > I'm not quite certain what you mean exactly. Is there a fountain
> > somewhere that spews Hetchins' headbadges that I don't know about? Clue
> > me in, brother! I have in my possession only one spare Hetchins
> > headbadge. It is one of the stainless steel ones cast by Art Stump. It
> > is still raw and unpolished and unpainted. I'm hanging on to it for
> > myself, in the event I should need it. Same with the one spare Cinelli
> > badge I have.
> >
> > I've never seen the brass version in the flesh (OK, brass) but I have
> > now seen the picture of it. Looks like the same badge but cast in brass
> > and not painted. Were the "originals" painted by chance or were they all
> > brass? Dones anyone know the distance between the rivit holes. My AS
> > badge is 2 1/4" c-c on the holes. It appears as if the brass one could
> > possibly be a bit longer.
> >
> > I hope no one thinks I have a barrell full of Hetchins' badges just
> > floating around. If I did I would be doing something useful with them;
> > like making refriderator magnets, bolo tie clasps, or "Texas style" belt
> > buckles and hat orniments to sell on eBay. In LA, I could sell those bad
> > boys as earrings or retrofit them to adourn the radiator grill of your
> > Bentley! So many uses, so little time!
> >
> > Anyway, as usual, I'm clueless. What exactly are you asking??
> >
> > Brian Baylis
> > La Mesa, CA
> > I wish I had a GOOSE that laid golden headbadges! Poor goose!
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > OK Brian, now that Chuck has led you to the source how many of
> > > THOSE do you have?
> > >
> > > out of retirement
> > > Tom Rawson
> > > OAkland, CA