On Jul 6, 2007, at 4:58 PM, Tam Pham wrote:
> 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
Another correction... <http://blog.honeyee.com/eric/archives/images/cinellibluestembadge1_2- thumb.jpg>
Here's a photo of an actual cloisonne Cinelli badge. A few years ago, some friends bought stem badges that were actual cloisonne (fired glass). I had to get one... who could resist? And Peter Johnson brought a beautiful Cinelli track bike to a past Velo Rendezvous that had a cloisonne Cinelli badge on the stem.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)