yeah, iI think I understand. But if the leather (or something else covered and protected the badge) then how does one align the badge accurately? It's a one shot deal, no room for error! I'm asking this question because if a bike were assembled outside of the factory...could anyone have applied a B/C badge?
In other words, 99% of TOC bicycles could have been assembled by non tech or an inexperience persons with no skills. Much of assembling bike is wrenching and adding on supplied parts, i.e., bearings, saddle, wheels, bars, etc. However the brazing, painting, pin stripping and dialing in the bike to its factory specs did required skilled labor.
I find these bottle caps badges are curiously interesting and imagine the process was costly to the bottom line of the company, versus screwing the badge directly on to the head tube.
It's hard to believe this "tool" was jerry-rigged in the factory? From what has been shared here (pics), there appears to have been numerous manufacturers producing bicycles with B/C badges. I'm just surprise the "tool" or its patent has never surfaced?
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