Italian Head Badge thread

[juvela]

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Torresini was acquired by Agrati about 1983

marque kept alive for a few years and then permitted to end

Torresini also produced cycles under the Capri marque
have the impression name owned by them rather than a contract manufactured cycle, no hard information however


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[Jesper]

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Torresini was acquired by Agrati about 1983

marque kept alive for a few years and then permitted to end.


Torresini also produced cycles under the Capri marque
have the impression name owned by them rather than a contract manufactured cycle, no hard information however


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The Torpado name was bought by Cicli Esperia in 2001 (also owns  Bottechia, Graziella, Fondriest, Plaster(?), Stucchi and maybe more)

 

[juvela]

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thank you

iirc Agrati kept name afloat until roughly 1989 so they may have let it go fallow for a time...

if Cicli Esperia owns Bottecchia & Graziella they likely own the other Teodoro Carnielli marques such as Annabella, Carnielli et al...

IIRC there are something on the order of six or eight of them


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[Jesper]

@juvela , any idea of what time frame the badge you displayed was in use?

 

[Jesper]

Regina (another variant, however slight, of this badge shown in post #1)

 

[juvela]

@juvela , any idea of what time frame the badge you displayed was in use?

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have never seen the shield shaped emblem on a cycle

suspect it is a lapel pin or similar

may have been employed on stationary for example

sorry, no guesses as to time frame


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[Jesper]

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have never seen the shield shaped emblem on a cycle

suspect it is a lapel pin or similar

may have been employed on stationary for example

sorry, no guesses as to time frame


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I find it interesting that the Pegasus is not on any head badges that I have seen. You would think that it would coincide with a fairly specific time period, but like many things cycling related there is a lot of ambiguity and incongruity.

 

[juvela]

I find it interesting that the Pegasus is not on any head badges that I have seen. You would think that it would coincide with a fairly specific time period, but like many things cycling related there is a lot of ambiguity and incongruity.

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with mysterious heraldric devices the first place to check is the crest/coat-of-arms for the city and the second is that for the family (Torresini)


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[Jesper]

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with mysterious heraldric devices the first place to check is the crest/coat-of-arms for the city and the second is that for the family (Torresini)


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First, I forgot to notice that there were no rivet mounting holes in the emblem you posted. My fault!

I had checked for the "Pegasus" being used by Torresini and/or Padova prior to your comment, thus I was still mystified as to its use since there is no sign of any previous connections. More of a Greek thing, but it seems to show up on many Italian badges nonetheless.

 

[juvela]

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for meself, can never catch glimpse of a red pegasus without thinking of Mobil Oil Co. ... oops, am repeatin' meself...

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sorry for posting that klinker emblem in there...no recollection whar found..too much web wander!


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