Handpainted graphics were common on Australian bikes, as late as the 1970s.
My Cecil Walker,which I figure to be late 70s or early 80s has handpainted graphics on downtube, headtube and seat tube: http://tinyurl.com/
Also from Australia, this 'Olympic' http://tinyurl.com/
My friend Gaz, who raced in Melbourne around 1980- recalls locally made Bates frames (not to be confused with the various other Bates' of Sydney , Australia; or England), which he describes as having ornate hand lining 'like trucks'. DB Auckland, NZ Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@comcast.net> wrote: Malvern Star bikes often had such painted graphics. It looked much like that found in 19th Century American and English sign painting. This type of painting often appeared on utilitarian items such as buckets, barrels churns and occasionally furniture also in this country. Recently when myself, Peter Naiman and some others were corresponding about the Malvern 5 star that he bought, several folks send pics of paint jobs on them and several had such paint. As far as I know just about all pin striping was hand painted. I am not discussing that, but logo work like Chuck mentioned. Tom Sanders Lansing, Mi
-----Original Message----- From: OROBOYZ@aol.com [mailto:OROBOYZ@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:41 AM To: freesound@comcast.net; tsan7759142@comcast.net; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Hand painted graphics On Rene Herse bikes
In a message dated 8/30/2005 7:33:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, freesound@comcast.net writes:
<< Weren't the pinlines on Uragos hand painted? >>
Ken (and Tom before him in referring to Malvern Star):
Yes, but I think Chuck is referring to the name/logo on the main tubes, not pinstriping which is hand painted on many most bikes on which striping appears.. Whether using a brush or roller tool, it is still "by hand" rather than a decal or transfer.
We are looking for a maker who hand paints his company's name on the frame, in the "big places", like down tube, top tube, etc......
Dale Brown Greensboro, NC USA
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