Though OFF TOPIC, did they make also the Torrington needles for sewing machines?
Sergio, Pisa, Toscana Italia
On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 fatcogtom@comcast.net wrote:
> Torrington made ball bearings, spokes, and other stuff for the burgeoning bike industry in the early part of the last century. I guess pedals too. They may be more appropriate on a Schwinn phantom rather than a road racing bike.
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> tom martin
> oakland ca
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> > I was rooting about in an old parts bin and came upon a pair of pedals.
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> > The dust cap was labeled "The Tor Co." and "Star". The inside of the
> > cage was "The Standard Company" Torrington Connecticut.
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> > I'm guessing they are from the thirties.
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> > Any ideas?
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> > Steve Leitgen
> > La Crosse,WI