This is from a post by Norris Lockley in 2004:
> Perrin were making hubs in the 50s and possibly earlier and were =
> important suppliers of hubs of all qualities to the trade. At that time =
> they made a steel/alloy 3-piece hub, on the style of Airlites . etc. In =
> the 70s they developed a range called Pelissier 2000 which were at the =
> time probably the finest hub available anywhere. They had larger than =
> normal LF flanges (S/F also availablea0, with asymetrical cuts. The main =
> feature was the pair of rectified and balanced sealed bearings (remember =
> Hardens?) which just ran and ran smoooothly... The L/F flanges were =
> largerb than normal and had very large asymetrical cut-outs. They were =
> very popuular with time-trialists in the UK who used them laced radially =
> with aero spokes to deep section Wolber 18mm sprint rims. They were =
> expensive at the time.. and a luxury. A small-flange version was =
> aavailable. The total Pelissier rang was extensive including HUB BRAKES =
> FOR TANDEMS. They madea lot of models of L/F hubs but none of them were =
> forged like Maillard.The flanges may have looked like Maillard but they =
> were attched o the barrel differently. The company's brand name in the =
> 50s was EXCELTOO. Their Q/R levers usually had "1001" stamped on them, =
> sometimes with a "P".
I have a large flange set of these marked Perrin.
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Lynn Travers
Hazelwood, MO