I am not sure how one decides if a marque is famous or not.As an Australian i was pretty happy to discover Malvern Star was considered important enough to be on Dale's web site.I figured that along with the great rides of Sir Hubert Opperman and recognition on CR then it must be famous but I might be biased.As for their hand painted graphics.It has been my observation that many Australian frames from that era and even a bit later were hand painted and I wonder if decal technology had not reached our shores at that point.Many frames that were built in Melbourne seem to share very similar lettering styles (block letters with shadows) making me think that they may well have been painted by the same painter.It was also common to see the original owners name painted on the top tube. Geoff Duke Melbourne Australia