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this image of the head twigged an idea -




since the present silver respray is uniform over the area where the headplate formerly abided it is reasonable to conclude that its excisement occurred prior to the respray

we do not know for sure what, if anything, lyeth beneath the respray
from the clues visible it appears finish may have been applied directly onto bare metal, without even a primer coat

yet on the steerer we can see traces of a chartreuse flambouyant finish, giving support to the notion that fork may not be original

on to the idea -

when headplates are removed they typically leave in the original finish a "ghost image" of themselves

this gives the shape

if there is any remaining original finish below the silver all or part of such an image may be present and you would be able to check the image against the shape of known emblems

to check for this you could have a go at gently removing the silver paint in the area wherest erstwhile rested the head emblem. the gentlest thing you could begin with would be some non-acetone nail varnish remover.

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HS -

the correct name is Torevess

with the highly stylized font employed it is easy to read the first character in the name as either a C or a G

VeloBase.com - Component: Torevess Course

bottom bracket fittings were also produced with this name -




a poster over at the Tonton forum hath writ that Torevess is "verot"

this is a reference to Monsieur Laurent Verot, one of the founders of the firm which became known as Etablissements Verot-Perrin, makers of products with brand names such as Hauptman, Solida, Acier Diamant, Verot...and oh yes, Stronglight.

another forum poster writes that first appearance of the name was 1949. Torevess marked bottom bracket fittings were frequently combined with Stronglight brand chainsets in the 1950's on new frist quality racing bicycles.

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