Re: [CR]eBay decal source

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Ideale)

Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 09:54:09 -0800 (PST)
From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]eBay decal source
cc: AT <WBINGHAMimf.org.imf.org@cs.ubc.ca>
cc: AT
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Greg uses high-quality decal printers in Australia to make his decals.

I'd have to say, however, that in the early days the accuracy of his reynolds decals was not high. It seems that he was more interested in providing many decal choices than in providing accurate reproductions.

I have seen everything from "Guaranteed Build With ..." in some of his Reynolds decals, to errors in kerning of the fonts (T, S, and Y should be roughly in line in the lower right of an authentic reynolds decal), and/or errors in the pure size of his decals (example : my 531 main tubes butted decal is about 4 mm too wide.) He used to think that all decals should be (R) Registered Trademark but the 531 trademark was not registered until 1975, during the period when the "Reynolds Tube Co." decals were already in production.

So inspect his images closely before making a decision to purchase one of his decal sets.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA