My '83 Alan came with both the engraving and a headtube decal (adhesive sticker).
There's a frameset I wish I could buy new again!
Aldo Ross Middletown, Ohio, USA
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From: "Tom Sanders" <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Engraved head tube on Alan bike
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:05:00 -0400
> A friend just gave me an early Alan bike. Instead of
> decals, it has "Alan" engraved on the lower head tube
> front and a sort of leafy floral thing on the upper front
> of the head tube. When did Alan start using decals? I
> tried the archives and there were over 7000 entries for
> Alan, but I could not find this information.
> Tom Sanders
> Lansing, Mi USA