[CR]Leather Chainguard?

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:29:41 -0800
From: Chris Collins <chris@eorbit.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <20070819073912.GA1760@eorbit.net>
In-Reply-To: <20070819073912.GA1760@eorbit.net>
Subject: [CR]Leather Chainguard?

Hello,

I saw a post on CL for an old bike, that appears from the '30s even though the ad says it is from the '50s.

http://slo.craigslist.org/bik/504840738.html

It has a leather chain guard. Is this from the bike manufacture or something some bike owner self-installed? does anyone have any history on these things?

--Chris Collins
--Berkeley, CA