Re: [CR] Lightweight Makers Lapel Badges

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:31:47 -0700
From: "Doug Van Cleve" <dvancleve@gmail.com>
To: CR Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Lightweight Makers Lapel Badges
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References: <20050812084136.68025.qmail@web25301.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>


Dave Moulton had Fuso lapel pins at one time, now I guess I know why (British tradition).

Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ

On 8/12/05, Michael Butler <pariscycles@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> It was the trend for many years for all the top
> lightweight builders to have their own make enamel
> lapel badges. They probably gave you a badge when you
> purchased a frame from them. These were really common
> in my Fathers generation but are now extremely rare,
> you could say as rare as rocking horse s--t.
> I have a cycling friend of many years and we go back
> to the early 70's he is also a top class lug cutter.
> Probably your super doopa chrono sport or other such
> fancy make has lugs cut by him, most of our top frames
> still do but he shall remain anonymous. I am now
> getting off the track his hobby is collecting makers
> lapel badges of which he has several, Selbach, Bates,
> Ephgrave, Grubb, Saxon, Paris, Rensch and of course
> the "Recognised King Of Lightweights" Claud Butler.
> Well thanks to Peter Paine I have been extremely
> fortunate in obtaining a Claud Butler lapel badge for
> him and very fine it is in deed.
> These are as I said earlier extremely rare and my
> friend is lucky to find one a year.
> Finally has anyone seen any other lightweight makers
> lapel badges too add to the list and does anyone know
> if Hetchins had them as none of us have ever seen one.
>
> Thats all for now. Keep those wheels spinning, in your memories if not st ill on the road. Be lucky Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.