Mark Stevens wrote:
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> Hi Chuck et al, Thanks for those images of your '55 Gillott. Stunning paint.
> Your stem is the Gillott stamped Titan type and as I suspected has a plate
> brazed on behind the clamp to match the lug style. I have never seen one of
> these before. I believe this Titan stem was the base for their matched stems
> in the Fifties. I have one on my 1953 lugless Gillott tandem. Needless to
> say it has no lug detail. (cut)
Yes, the bar clamp has the same Fleur De Lis cutout as the head lug, stamped "Gillott" on top of the bar clamp (same lettering style as Titan brand) and has the same look and the same bolt and nut as Titan (Belgium) stems had in the 1950s.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern Califonia
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