Old 11-25-22, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by repechage
Yes, cheap.

here is a 90 nose when things were done proper. Could use a cleaning upon examination, all of the chassis hardware is chrome plated.
the current production have found their way back.


Guess I'm too used to looking at Brooks.

Did Ideale have the cover plate to the very end of original production?

Also looks like the "cheap" version could be made more presentable by cleaning up the end of that.

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