Just a quick note to confirm that all of the items except the newer Bianchi hat are now sold.
Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ
> I have a few odds and end that I would like to offer to the list
\r?\n> members before going to ebay with them.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> I have a Legnano lapel pin from the 50's. I believe the pin is
\r?\n> made out
\r?\n> of brass with beautiful royal blue enamel. It is in pristine
\r?\n> shape.
\r?\n> Unlike newer pins with those pesky separate back plates that are
\r?\n> so
\r?\n> easy to lose, this one has a permanent back plate attached to the
\r?\n> front. On the back it states G. Frosi Milano who must be the
\r?\n> maker.
\r?\n> Ideal for the owner of a vintage Legnano or Bartali fan. I am
\r?\n> asking
\r?\n> $25 for it. I also have two Legnano cycling caps from the 50's or
\r?\n> 60's.
\r?\n> One simply says Legnano with a green stripe down the center. The
\r?\n> other
\r?\n> says Legnano Pirelli, also with a green stripe down the middle.
\r?\n> The
\r?\n> one with the Pirelli markings is quite small, I would expect about
\r?\n> a 55
\r?\n> cm circumference, whereas the other seems to be sized like most
\r?\n> cycling
\r?\n> caps. I would like to get $10 each.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> If you have been reading Aldo's translations and have taken up the
\r?\n> side
\r?\n> of Fausto Coppi instead of Bartali, I also have a Bianchi
\r?\n> collectible:
\r?\n> a gift 'charm'. It is a very intricate piece with laurel leafs and
\r?\n> a
\r?\n> stylized wheel and appears to have been designed to be able to
\r?\n> affix to
\r?\n> a chain. On one side it states 'omaggio agli amici della marca
\r?\n> Binchi'
\r?\n> or 'Gift to the friends of the Bianchi brand.'On the other side
\r?\n> with
\r?\n> the house of Savoy crest, it says 'Marca di Fabbrica Edoardo
\r?\n> Bianchi
\r?\n> brevetto speciale Milano Regio' which means 'Factory brand Edoardo
\r?\n> Bianchi special patent Milan purveyor to the royal family' I am
\r?\n> told
\r?\n> that it was given out to 'special' purchasers of Bianchi cars,
\r?\n> motorcycles and bikes. I have no idea as to how common they are. I
\r?\n> would like $30.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> I also have another hat Frejus hat of the same age as the above-
\r?\n> mentioned Legnano ones. It is white with a silver and red coloured
\r?\n> stripe down the middle. I would like $10 for it.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> All of these prices include shipping. The hats appear to have
\r?\n> never
\r?\n> been worn, but after close to 50 years are somewhat discoloured
\r?\n> and
\r?\n> dingy.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Lastly, I have a 70's/early 80's vintage Bianchi Piaggio hat that
\r?\n> I am
\r?\n> offering at $7.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Steven Maasland
\r?\n> Moorestown, NJ
\r?\n>
\r?\n> PS: With all this rain, I am finally getting some time to sit at
\r?\n> the
\r?\n> computer.