Re: [CR]Zeus crank letter codes

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From: "pfl" <plee7302@mindspring.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Zeus crank letter codes
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:24:28 -0500


>> ... Never seen (or perhaps never noticed) a Zeus part stamped "C" before (could the "BS" be worn away? <<

There's an interesting posting in the CR archives dated 11/18/2001 by Bradford Stockwell entitled "Dating Zeus Cranks, '70 to '82" in which he hypothesizes on if/what date these marks might refer to, and asks for corroboration.

I have 1 "a" with the early Zeus-in-globe logo, 2 "c"s with later Zeus-in-oval, 2 "f"s NIB set Zeus-in-oval, 1 "m" Zeus-in-oval and 1 "n" Zeus-in-oval. All have BSC markings.

By Brad's thinking these would be 1970, 1972, 1975, 1982 and 1983.

Paul Lee
High Point, NC