Re: [CR]Dating Universal Brakes 1 more....

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Dating Universal Brakes 1 more....
References: <20021121130627.44288.qmail@web13704.mail.yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:02:40 -0700

scott davis wrote:
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> Add another Universal to the list. Here's a link to
> a page copied from the 1939 Donesseli catalog
> featuring the "Tenax" brake/lever. It says they're
> available in dural and steel. Some Italians have also
> called these the 39 model. Maybe, they changed the
> name, at some point??? http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/francopedia/vwp?.dir=/RARE&.src=ph&.dnm=uniTENAX1939.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/francopedia/lst%3f%26.dir=/RARE%26.src=ph%26.view=t

Yes, this is the same as the mod.39 shown in the mid-50s Universal catalog. Interesting that they made the same lever in both steel and aluminum versions!

Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal

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