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Vintage 1950's - 1960's Cyclo Shift Levers (pair)

...I think these will work on your fittings. The price is low because the rest of the hardware is missing.
But the left ones are harder to find than the right ones, so it might be worth scrounging for the rest of the hardware, which is interchangeable from side to side.

Campy Gran Sport derailleurs were made ans sold over a long period of time, and are thus more plentiful.
The 50's originals are more expensive, and some of them you see for sale are pretty beat, because chromed steel has not held up to corrosion over time.

But the more recent ones look very similar, even the Nuovo Gran Sport versions.

In my own efforts, I have a tendency to cheap out if something newer but less period correct gives the same visual effect.

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