Originally Posted by
mike
WOW! Great find. Hey, if it is the Sears 3-speed that I am thinking of, it is European made - I think in Austria to be exact.
That's the one, the badge says "Made in Austria". You're right that a person can be materialistic about old stuff even when it's fished out of a dumpster. So wanting something new, like the OP, isn't necessarily any more materialistic.