Jesper
Wore out three sets of tires already!
I had been thinking about that for some time always assuming that with the production of badges being specialized I had doubted that few if any bike producers actually fabricated their own badges, similar to how most pantographing is outsourced.-----
regarding the oytoy headplates -
one quickly notices several "stock" shapes appearing over and over again
many/most must have been produced by a single company
have you ever explored who they were and what their years of operation were?
have no clues in that regard and have never seen it discussed...
might seem to fit in with the theme of the thread
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Since you brought up the subject I will see if I can find anything regarding badge manufacture.
I have had a very hard time just trying to find a modern company that can or will enamel some older badges for restorative purposes since most want to do large batches and not individual items.