Re: [CR] Fascination with America, was: Pic of the Day - Hungaria shoes advert 1950

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:05:40 -0700
From: "Dan Kehew" <dan.kehew@gmail.com>
To: john@os2.dhs.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Fascination with America, was: Pic of the Day - Hungaria shoes advert 1950
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> > And this is how they were made:
> >
> > http://www.webcastgroup.com/client/start.asp?wid=0670224062155
>
> Cool link; thanks! I never knew Columbia used a "special silver alloy"
> to attach their rear triangle to the frames. And the "Stag Beer" advert
> at the end -- priceless!

My favorite shots are the ones showing fender and headtube pinstriping-by-hand. Rolling the fender on a steady wheel -- duh! No fuss, no muss, and square off the line ends with a flick of the finger. One gets the impression this painter only does 500 or so bikes a day....

Dan Kehew
Davis CA USA
referred to by some heathen outsiders as
The People's Republic of Davis