John and Peter;
I noticed your emails on the Simplex downtube mounted front changers. If it is of any help, My Chemineau touring bike came with the one in the picture (see Link). To me, the cage looks longer, also, than the one you are getting I had an even smaller inner ring on it, and it shifted just fine.
http://www.wooljersey.com/
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