oscar wastyn senior and his father before him made their own stems and handlesbars tho i wld imagine they only made them for the frames they produced. if yr ever in chicago be sure to make that shop one of yr stops. if u get into a conversation w/oscar jr(60ish now) who also made frames, stems and bars, u may get an invitation into the back office. a rare museum of cycling history. peace
Sarah Gibson
Old Town Cyclery
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> Almost every French constructeur had their trademark stems, whether
> Herse (forged, machined alloy), Singer (fillet-brazed steel), Routens
> (fillet-brazed steel), Narcisse (three tubes of steel fillet-brazed)
> or others. It was considered the finishing touch of the bike, even if
> Philippe et al. made perfectly fine production stems.
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> Jan Heine, Seattle
> Editor/Publisher
> Vintage Bicycle Quarterly
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