It has been brought to my attention that Cinelli badges do not actually employ the cloisonne technique of enameling. While the blue-background Cinelli badges are very attractive it is in fact a misnomer to declare them cloisonne in nature. Just FYI for those who might be interested.
Cheers from still quite sunny Huntington Beach, CA - USA Tam Pham
On 7/6/07, Tam Pham <terminaut@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I just acquired a very old Cinelli and one of the cool things about it is
> the cloisonne head badge. I look at the badge and have to wonder how much
> work it took to create something like that? Anyways, it's very attractive
> and it's too bad that head badges are no longer commonplace.
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> Photo of it and some other Cinelli badges here:
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> http://chainedrevolution.com/
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> Cheers from sunshiney Huntington Beach, CA - USA
> Tam Pham