Re: [CR]1954 Campy hub?

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Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:48:36 -0700
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
To: "David G. White" <whiteknight@adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]1954 Campy hub?
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According to the Campagnolo Timeline on Chuck Schmidt's site the one piece

alloy hub shells were introduced circa 1958. In other words, no. Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA

On 8/28/05, David G. White <whiteknight@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> I was cleaning some old wheels from my stash today and found one with a
> front Campy hub that appears to be from 1954, but it's beyond my
> expertise to know for sure. Both axle nuts say "CAM 54". It's large
> flange with the world logo. It does NOT say "Record". It has an oil hole
> with clip. To add to the unusual qualities of this hub, it has gun-metal
> gray anodizing (I suspect the anodizing was done after-market, not by
> Campy, but does anyone know whether campy ever did this factory
> original?). So does this sound like a genuine 1954 Campy hub?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
> David -- too many wheels -- White
> Burlington, VT
>
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