Thanks for the info Ted. Does the brochure show weather or not the Confente has a spade cut out in the BB shell?
It would be cool to see all of the lug "suits" photographed next to each other. I would volunteer to help, but don't own a bicycle in any of the four "hands."
Thanks,
Ted Baer
Palo Alto, CA
> Hi Everyone: I have a very nice original Confente
> six page brochure that
> shows spades in his frame lugs. The spade design is
> also featured on the
> cover.
> Ted Ernst
> Palos Verdes Estates, CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ted E. Baer" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:34 PM
> Subject: [CR]What marquee is the diamond found on?
>
>
> > As you can see by the title of this post, I am in
> > "Frame Identification 101."
> >
> > I have two questions:
> >
> > Who are the builders who ORIGINALLY used the spade
> > shape cut out in their frames -- be it in the lugs
> or
> > on in the BB shell. I think Eisentraut may have,
> but
> > there must have been some major marquees before
> him in
> > Europe who used it.
> >
> > We know clubs is Colnago and hearts De Rosa.
> >
> > But what about diamonds? Please do not reply
> "Diamond
> > Back".....................................
> > Also, what about the diamonds that have facets
> (five
> > edges) like Superman's ring? Were those ever used
> by
> > any builder?
> >
> > Ted E. Baer
> > Palo Alto, CA
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