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what’s the score with the big Gillott lettering on the downtube?
According to Mark Stevens the block lettering was introduced in 1955 - there were different versions of it.
Grainy screenshot of one MS was selling (I guess he took an offer the actual listing photos are gone ) a late 50s Ghent model apparently.The red eBay one: the top eyes look wrong - all the Gillotts I’ve seen have long elegant ones and fork crown seems odd too.
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The eBay Gillott, what’s the score with the big Gillott lettering on the downtube? About 10 years ago I missed out on a tatty yellow and white one with that lettering, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen another one until now. At the time I assumed it must have been a racing thing to make the name more obvious in a race. Apart from that one, I think I’ve only ever seen the signature style Gillott script.