Re: [CR]Re: Hetchins head Badge

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From: "Peter Naiman" <vze4k5n6@verizon.net>
To: <rocklube@adnc.com>, Thomas Rawson <twrawson@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Hetchins head Badge
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:39:24 -0500
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Hey guys, maybe ther's a Hetchins in Eden Fountain which spews original brass badges. Just a thought from the freezing Northeast. So far no brass badge has turned up only the later steel version. I might see if I can get a local artian to copy the Brass badge from my Trio.

Peter Naiman Boston, MA
>
> From: Brian Baylis <rocklube@adnc.com>
> Date: 2003/02/12 Wed PM 02:31:34 EST
> To: Thomas Rawson <twrawson@worldnet.att.net>
> CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Re: Hetchins head Badge
>
> Thomas,
>
> I'm not quite certain what you mean exactly. Is there a fountain
> somewhere that spews Hetchins' headbadges that I don't know about? Clue
> me in, brother! I have in my possession only one spare Hetchins
> headbadge. It is one of the stainless steel ones cast by Art Stump. It
> is still raw and unpolished and unpainted. I'm hanging on to it for
> myself, in the event I should need it. Same with the one spare Cinelli
> badge I have.
>
> I've never seen the brass version in the flesh (OK, brass) but I have
> now seen the picture of it. Looks like the same badge but cast in brass
> and not painted. Were the "originals" painted by chance or were they all
> brass? Dones anyone know the distance between the rivit holes. My AS
> badge is 2 1/4" c-c on the holes. It appears as if the brass one could
> possibly be a bit longer.
>
> I hope no one thinks I have a barrell full of Hetchins' badges just
> floating around. If I did I would be doing something useful with them;
> like making refriderator magnets, bolo tie clasps, or "Texas style" belt
> buckles and hat orniments to sell on eBay. In LA, I could sell those bad
> boys as earrings or retrofit them to adourn the radiator grill of your
> Bentley! So many uses, so little time!
>
> Anyway, as usual, I'm clueless. What exactly are you asking??
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
> I wish I had a GOOSE that laid golden headbadges! Poor goose!
>
>
>
> >
> > OK Brian, now that Chuck has led you to the source how many of
> > THOSE do you have?
> >
> > out of retirement
> > Tom Rawson
> > OAkland, CA