I always thought they were British "Gary Burgess" and I just so happen to have a pair on my Toei.
Alas, mine are marked Paris as well in this orientation:
GB Paris BTE SGDG.N 121
Mike Wilkinson CR, CO
-----Original Message----- From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos [mailto:jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:24 PM To: Classis Rendezvous; Ken Sanford Subject: Re: [CR]Ebay outing - GB plugs
Ken, I notice from your auction you are a bit puzzled like I am about the G B bar plugs. The first assumption would be they are Gary Burgess, but th ey are marked Paris. I have a pair of these on a late 70's/ early 80's R omic touring bike. I had thought maybe the GB in this case was Gilles Be rthoud, but someone pointed out Gilles would have been a schoolboy when the se plugs were made. Plus I believe Berthoud is located near Macon, not i n Paris.
Anyone else know what or who the GB on these plug would stand for?
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
From: Ken Sanford <kanford@verizon.net> Subject: [CR]Ebay outing To: "Classis Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 3:25 PM
Well, since everyone seems to be doing this, I have a few on topic items closing on Ebay Sunday night.
campagnolo Italian threaded bottom bracket cups
Campagnolo Record Seat Post 27.2 mm
vintage blue GB handle bar plugs - NOS
Campagnolo Super Record Crankset 170 mm 53/42
Campagnolo Record Pista bottom bracket - Italian
Campagnolo Record Rear Derailleur
vintage BSA 8 tooth vintage track cog
Berthet Lyotard platform pedals
FREE domestic shipping to list-members - but remind me!!
Ken Sanford
Kensington, MD