Re: [CR]M. G. Selbach photos wanted

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]M. G. Selbach photos wanted
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:38:30 -0700
To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


On Apr 4, 2007, at 12:01 PM, joebz@optonline.net wrote:
> Those are not correct decals on the green bike and the others don't
> help. The decals on the green bike are conventional because the re-
> painter just put something conventional together. I found this an
> hour ago but I would still like to find more images.
>
> <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SELBACH-taper-tube-tandem-1930s-40s-highly-
> desirable_W0QQitemZ150104908621QQcategoryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1
> QQcmdZViewItem>
>
> Really neat tandem that did not meet reserve.
>
> Chuck, does your California Cycles catalog (reprints available from
> Chuck folks) show any detail? I think I have that one.
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni

Yes, there are two full pages of Selbach in the California Cycle Company (Long Island, NY) catalog from '38, but the catalog photos are coarse halftone photos so you can't make out the decals or their placement.

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)