Wayne Davidson wrote:
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> Hi all, how many listmembers have a copy of "100 years of Bicycle
> componet and accessory design"?, itsd a graet book full of great pics,
> but the last date is 1959, that 4 years before I was born, but still
> great, full of ideas for the frambuilder and bike grouppie......regards
> wayne davidson Invercargill NZ....sweating in the heat 7:30 tonight and
> still 23oC 73oF...
This was the _The '83 Data Book_
"The book was originally published in September 1983 in Japan by Noguchi-san, president of the Yoto Ringyo company, as 83 The Data Book. It culminated Mr. Noguchis long work as a collector and propagator of illustrations of early European bicycle components and accessories.
Some of the materials had earlier been published by him in four separate volumes, referred to as Data Books 1, 2, 3, and 4, and a subsequent compendium volume (though significantly less inclusive than the current work), which he referred to as The Joyful Bicycle."
I sell an enlarged format photocopy of the original book <www.velo-retro.com>: The '83 Data Book -- 209 pages of drawings of bikes and parts arranged by year 1877-1959. See where some of today's "latest innovations" really originated. Includes many Daniel Rebour renderings in pen and ink on scratch board of the innovations from the trade shows of the day. Text in Japanese with some English call-outs. Highly recommended! Color cover. $ 30
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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