This is for sure a Campagnolo hub. they are known as a "midflange"as they are not as tall as the Campagnolo large flange. they were produced around 1963-65 or so, or at least that is what the locknuts were usually stamped. they were prduced after the all steel hubshell gran sport hubs, before the all alloy ones. I assure you they are real, I have had at least a dozen pairs pass through my hands and even sold two pairs this year alone. They were a transition hub. I generally sell them for around $100-$125 a pair when I have them.
getting ready for my 400k tomorrow morning by CRing, ralph philadelphia, PA USA
On 5/11/07, Stronglight49@aol.com <Stronglight49@aol.com> wrote:
> An eBay auction just recently ended for what was described as a "Campagnolo
> Record 1968... hub". Item # 190109091965. I should firstly mention that
> this seller also used this same description in another auction for a pair of
> what were clearly Nuovo Tipo hubs.
>
> This single hub however was neither Record nor Tipo. The shell in every way
> reminded me of old 1960s Normandy "Sport" high flange quick release hubs,
> with small round drill holes, thin flat flanges and very plain poorly plated
> flat steel dust covers.
>
> However, this particular hub was stamped also with the standard Tipo-style
> Campagnolo winged wheel logo. Peeking at the commendable HiCampy Japanese
> website, he shows examples of similar odd hubs which he had discovered and
> essentially just notes that there were some diverse speculations about these
> dubious hubs among certain American enthusiasts, and simply drops the subject at
> that. In any case, this auction ended at under $30 and the winner was a
> familiar Japanese bidder who perhaps had made the buy for the hub's value as a
> conversation piece.
>
> Curious if anyone else had ever personally encountered what I would simply
> assume were cheap attempts at forgery, from some decades ago. You may wish to
> take a look at the auction photos while they remain posted. Again, that
> auction was # 190109091965
>
> Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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