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Update. Front mech appears to be totally seized up. Cannot get movement from it either way, even attached to a frame and doused in penetrating oil.
So it's probably a good job that last week I bought a clamp-on version of the exact same mech. The same seller also provided an Athena headset, a white Selle Italia Turbo saddle and a Campag aero seatpost (though not badged Athena).
Given that this is no show bike, I've given up on buying an Athena cartridge BB and will wait for one to fall into my lap instead. A tidy cup-and-cone Sugino will do for the time being.
Photos of components to follow hopefully. It'll be a few weeks before I get down to polishing and building, however, as work and attempting to move house are likely to get in the way.