Oops. Quite right. They are engraved. Thanks for the information. Interesting. What I thought was the "name" of the rims turns out to be the name and location of the manufacturer.
Martin Needleman Annapolis, MD
Mara & Steven Maasland wrote:
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> Martin wrote:
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> > The clincher wheels of my ancient Cinelli have NISI rims (40/32 hole
> > drillings) embossed NISI Munsalieri (or Mxxsalieri since the
> > second and
> > third letters are very faint) TORINO ITALIA. Does anyone have an
> > approximate time range for the dates of manufacture?
>
> Nisi was located in Moncalieri in the province of Torino (Turin). I
> know they were already making rims in the 40's. I can't say whether
> they were around before that. Are you sure they are embossed? I would
> expect them to be engraved instead of embossed.
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ