So, you believe Cognin was really just a warehouse and distribution center? Would that have been sufficient to avoid the tariffs, which was presumably their purpose? I'd always assumed that at least the French threaded Campy components in that era were produced at Cognin, but I really don't have any evidence of that. Anyone else have more information on the Cognin operation?
Regards,
Jerry Moos Houston, TX
Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
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> You're right, the production in Italy was no secret, but I was under the impression that the Italian factory made essentially the same French-designed components that were produced in France, just as later Campy's factory in France made the same components as in Italy, except for the threading, of course.
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Yes, as I said, Italian made Simplex... no mention of their being designed in Italy.
But I think it is highly doubtful that any Campagnolo components were actually made at the Cognin, France Campagnolo location. Even though the forged QR lever said France on it
I doubt it was forged in France instead of along with the rest in Italy. I don't think it would make economic sense to actually set up a second production facility so close to their factory in Northern Italy when you were as small as Campagnolo was in the very early 1950s. Probably set up for import/export tariffs, but just a guess.
Any other opinions out there?
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
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