Unusual Torrington Pedals

[Jay81]

I picked these up last year from ebay because they are cool and unusual. They are mens pedals. They look like Torrington 8s but do not appear to have the 8 stsmped on the cap. The block bolts have the push on things instead of nuts. Then there's the obvious difference, the reddish-orange blocks. Never saw any quite like this before.
Were these specific to a certain brand/model?
Dealer accessory?
Extra value over standard black block torringtons?
Any help is appreciated.

 

[rollfaster]

50s Torrington 8 with retainer clips.

 

[Jay81]

Are the blocks anything special? I've seen the T10's with the red blocks but I've never seen anything but black blocks on T8's

 

[Krakatoa]

Great good looking everyday pedals. I ride my bikes kinda hard and it's no fun digging in the end of a valuable pre war pedal. Also I don't consider these rebuildable although I am sure you could with the right tools and fresh retaining clips. I would try and get probably $45 or $55 shipped.

 

[Jay81]

50s Torrington 8 with retainer clips.

Great good looking everyday pedals. I ride my bikes kinda hard and it's no fun digging in the end of a valuable pre war pedal. Also I don't consider these rebuildable although I am sure you could with the right tools and fresh retaining clips. I would try and get probably $45 or $55 shipped.

Thank you both for the info. I'm going to hang on to them and figure out which of my bikes they'd look good on.