Old 02-08-24 | 02:27 PM
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That pump Does suggest that the chosen Italian builders got the latest from the ancillary suppliers quite a bit prior to the broader customer base.

Masi benefitted this way from time to time, say from 3ttt.

the shop I worked from did not see frame fit pumps until late 1972, and it was here and there, not standard, but a surprise.
when Masi started production in Carlsbad they had from the start painted to match frame fit pumps for a number of the colors. The paint was not glossy but matched well and had MASI logotype gold foil stampings.

later other Italian brands in 1973 arrived with branded foil stamped Silca pumps. Below the Silca Impero decoration.
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