Originally Posted by
3speedslow
It could be conceivable that a few made it off the line without getting stamped. Or possibly they were intentionally left blank per the Marques request.
Tommasini's in the early 1980s were sent to the US as frames, and built up either by the shop importing them, or by the buyer.
Originally Posted by
El Chaba
Does it have the made in Italy stamp and the min. insertion stamp?
The markings on mine are identical in location and font and specifics as those in the photo from Velobase. The expansion cone, the bolts, the slot with the stress-relieving circle, are all also identical to what I see in photos of Cinelli 1A stems. The only difference I can see is no Cinelli marking. Here's a photo that doesn't show the markings well, from before I'd done any clean up:
stem