I thought perhaps it was Belleri Freres (Belleri Brothers) rather than Belleri France, but definitely Belleri. Nor sure of the pronounciation, as I suspect the name was originally Italian.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Bif Spring, TX
"tom.ward@juno.com" <tom.ward@juno.com> wrote:
John Crump wrote:
>Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:39:56 EDT
>I have found amongst my stash,one alloy stem 3" long, Marked on the sid
e BF
>(Bloody French?) anyone know what it is and who made it,? John Crump
>Oldwhthehe!!!isitBrit, Parker Co USA
John,
That's "Belleri, France". On my examples, the "BF" is within a circular
relief--but I have here two patterns, one with a faux "lugged" look at t
he junction, the other is plainer. Both feature an exposed bolthead. Whe
n you say 3" long, I imagine you refer to the extension; folks out there
, don't forget that the usual way of expressing the measurement is "cent
er-to-center". I believe it should be pronounced "bell -- ree" rather th
an "bull-larry". I hope I've been helpful.
Best Regards,
Tom Ward
New York, NY