Re: [CR]Looking for 50s-60s " Raleigh " graphic

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:27:02 -0500
To: Charles Wahl <wahlcf@earthlink.net>
From: "Mark Stonich" <bikesmith@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Looking for 50s-60s " Raleigh " graphic
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At 9/16/2007 11:44 AM -0400, Charles Wahl wrote:
>Does anyone have a good closeup photo of the downtube "Raleigh"
>manufacturer ID decal that would have been on frames in the 50s and
>maybe early 60s? This is not the italic block letters with a line in
>the middle of each stroke, so common in the 60s, 70s and 80s -- it's
>script or calligraphy style, upper & lower case, probably solid
>color. The crummy vinyl Helvetica Bold Outline "Raleigh" on my
>mid-80s frame is peeling off, and I'd like to replace it with
>something more elegant, that would go better with the model name on
>the top tube.
>Thanks,
>Charles Wahl

Charles, If this is what you are after, I'll take a close-up for you tomorrow. http://www.bikesmithdesign.com/MyBikes/rra/dt-graphic.jpg It's on my 1957 or '58 RRA Moderne, if that helps you locate existing transfers.

Mark Stonich;
     BikeSmith Design & Fabrication
       5349 Elliot Ave S. - Minneapolis. MN 55417
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