The Bicycles:
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The Bicycles:
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Vélo femme
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Réf.: V41
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I Found it in july 2000 at Déols, Indre, France.
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The central drawing represents a car's wheel which the rays are
involved in wings.
The inscription "Le Blanc" indicates that this bicycle was built at the Dilecta factory of Le Blanc, Indre, France, so after 1935, date on which the De Dion-Bouton mark is purchase by Dilecta. |
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It's a woman's bicycle from the beginning of the 1940's. |
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Details and pieces:
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51 cm "Col de Cygne" frame, black color. Total weight: 13,9 Kgs. Flat steel handlebar, with red rubber levers. 650 wheels with "Chapeau de gendarme" profile rims. Fixing by nuts on the frame. Front and rear brakes with flexible cables and side pressure on the rim. |
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 The crankset see on the 1911 catalogue is the same.
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 Chrome steel crankset representing the "B" and "D" letters of the mark DE DION-BOUTON. Painted steel chain-gard. |
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Leather saddle. Painted steel front and rear mudguard. The back mudguard allows the addition of a net guard-skirts. Steel rear rack. No lighting, but a reflector on the rear mudguard. |
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