Re: [CR]Forgery? Vintage Italian 3ttt 90mm Stem

From: "Aldo Ross" <swampmtn@siscom.net>
To: <CYCLETRUCK@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <25.3b2a8fef.2c32dfd9@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Forgery? Vintage Italian 3ttt 90mm Stem
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 09:05:21 -0400

Forged, maybe, but not a forgery.

This looks like the stem that came on low-end Italian "bike boom" stuff. I had a 1972 Atala "Gran Prix" with one like that.

Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio

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From: CYCLETRUCK@aol.com
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Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 9:00 AM
Subject: [CR]Forgery? Vintage Italian 3ttt 90mm Stem

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> <A HREF="http://ebay.com/<blah> me=ADME:B:BN:US:1">Click here: eBay item 3613881678 (Ends Jun-23-03 12:39:16 PDT ) - Vintage
> Italian 3ttt 90mm Stem</A>
>
> Has anyone ever seen a very poorly made ttt stem?
>
> This one arrived looking like a modified, hollow-reach Pivo.
> It says "MADE ITALY" rather than "MADE IN ITALY"
> and the recessed logo panels look badly stamped rather than
> pantographed. This hollow portion appears flatter or crushed.
>
> Do I have a forgery ?
>
> Calvert Guthrie
> Kansas City
>
>
>
>
> <A HREF="http://ebay.com/<blah> me=ADME:B:BN:US:1">Click here: eBay item 3613881678 (Ends Jun-23-03 12:39:16 PDT ) - Vintage
> Italian 3ttt 90mm Stem</A>