[CR]Merckx Cycles / Kessels - Start Date

There has been considerable discussion on the list over the years about the Falcon-Merckx mass produced bikes. What I am trying to detemine is which came first: Falcon-Merckx or Kessels-Merckx mass produced bikes?

I was pawing through a new-to-me crate of cycling paper swag and came across a Kessels-Merckx catalog from what appears to be 1970.

Front Cover: http://www.thehortoncollection.com/merckx1970a.htm Inside Portion: http://www.thehortoncollection.com/merckx1970c.htm Back Cover: http://www.thehortoncollection.com/merckx1970b.htm

Brett Horton San Francisco, CA

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