[CR]Help ID this mid 70's water bottle?

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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:46:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Raymond Dobbins <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous Bike List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Help ID this mid 70's water bottle?

I've seen a few pics of this water bottle but have no idea exactly what it says. Here's a pic of Merckx in the 1975 Tour, with two of these bottles (one actually looks like it has a "cozy" over it):

http://www.raydobbins.com/misc/Merckx_Bottle/Merckx_Bottle_1.jpg

Apparently it wasn't strictly a "team" bottle, as here (again from the 75 Tour) you can see both Merckx and Thevenet using the same bottle:

http://www.raydobbins.com/misc/Merckx_Bottle/Merckx_Bottle_2.jpg

I've been wondering about this bottle for a long time. If anyone can tell me the story behind this bottle I would really appreciate it.

And if anyone has one for sale or trade, even better! I'd love one for my Molteni Replica. For those who aren't familiar with it:

http://www.raydobbins.com/molteni_replica/molteni_replica.htm

Thanks,

Ray Dobbins
Miami, FL USA