Re: [CR] MASI BADGE TIMELINE?

(Example: Framebuilders:Tubing:Columbus)

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:34:55 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] MASI BADGE TIMELINE?
References: <20040329165029.56440.qmail@web13704.mail.yahoo.com>


Scott Davis wrote:
>
> Ebay item number: 3668295313 <
> (cut) In a
> discussion with some Italian collectors, they claimed
> that the Masi Special Black and Silver badge was used
> 1st in the late 1940s. According to their
> conventional wisdom, a few years later, circa 1950,
> the green and brass badge 1st appeared. They claim
> that in the mid 50s the green and brass badge
> disappeared, and that the black and silver Masi
> Special type Badge once again became the official logo
> for Masi.
>
> Anyone have an opinion on which badge came 1st? Scott
> Davis near Milano, Italia


>From the viewpoint of graphic design the Masi Special black and silver badge would have preceded the green and brass badge design.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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