Thanks for the information Brian! The box isn't perfect, but is still in fairly decent shape (just a bit tacky from the tape that covered the entire box).
Regards, Kevin Kruger - Grantville, PA
--- "brianbaylis@juno.com" <brianbaylis@juno.com>
wrote:
>
>
> Kevin,
>
> That box of hubs would have been sent to Mario while
> he was living at the estate of George Farrier in
> Monterey, after the lockout on Union Pacific Ave. in
> L. A. They would have been for a Confente frame
> built during that time. Cool box. Too bad someone
> taped it!
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
>
>
>
> -- Kevin Kruger <ktk17028@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> Interesting posts recently discussing hub flange and
> spoke count on CA Masi's which leads to this
> post,,,,
> Just received an eBay purchase from California that
> was packaged in an old yellow Campagnolo "MOZZI
> RECORD
> STRADA FLANGE PICCOLE" hub box. To my horror, the
> seller simply wrapped the box in the opaque
> taupe-colored packing tape. Clearly visible on the
> base was the following penned detail inscription:
>
> Mario Confente
> 2001 Via Taormina
> Monterey
> 93940 CA
> 408-649-4045
>
> 1034
> QUICK RELEASE
> ROAD HUBS
>
> Well after some careful and tedious removal of the
> tape with a hot hair dryer, most of the box has been
> saved, but left with a tacky sticky surface. The
> tape
> pulled off the first numeral of the Confente
> address,
> most the the letters in Monterey, and the "A" from
> "CA".
>
> Photos of the box (along with the removed tape
> remnants) can be viewed at the following address:
>
>
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/
>
> I assume that these were used by Mr. Confente on his
> Masi built or own signature frames???
>
> All in all, an interesting bit of cycling history
> contained on a salvaged box! Don't know what I will
> do with it, since I don't own a Confente and
> probably
> never will.
>
> As for the use on tape,,,,,"the Horror,,the Horror".
>
> Kevin Kruger - Grantville, PA
>
>
>
>
>
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