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Everything Ebykr holds on Duralumin: two articles, a Timeline of eight dated events from 1909 to 1992 and 12 documents in the archive.
The history of Duralumin on Ebykr.
Duralumin from Alfred Wilm's German alloy of 1909 to French bicycles and components of the 1930s, the Vitus 979, its disappearance and its return.
Grouped by format, the most read first.
A timeline of Duralumin, named by Alfred Wilm in 1909: French components of the 1930s, Gnome et Rhône bicycles of 1946 and the Vitus 979 of 1979 to 1992.
Where Duralumin is named outside its own pages: nine articles and two archive documents from one other maker and one publication.
The articles that name Duralumin most often first.
…on Idéale saddles made with Duralumin chassis: a 1930s No. 57 reads “Métal de la Sté du Duralumin,” for the Société du Duralumin, while later chassis read “Métal de la Cégédur” and later still “Alliage…
…carried a machine through the Concours d'Auvergne of 1934 and winning machines at the Grands Prix Duralumin, the Concours de l'Auto, in 1935 and 1936. 1937 · Industry Context · Le Cycliste page 299, in a Cyclotechnie piece…
…marks seem to run in order. The earliest reads MÉTAL DE LA Sté DU DURALUMIN, for the Société du Duralumin. Then comes DURALUMIN, MÉTAL DE LA CÉGÉDUR, for a firm founded in 1943. Then ALLIAGE LÉGER TRAITÉ FORTAL, the…
…each brought a notable victory, the 1938 Critérium Cyclotouristique des Alpes and 1939 Grand Prix Duralumin. August 1939 Le Cycliste Advertisement · The latter was an extended technical contest first held in 1935 to test both…
…enthralled by the new metal named Duralumin and, not incidentally, sponsored by the Société du Duralumin -- the French trade council for aluminum producers. By 1936, he had designed and built functional bicycles that…
…Milestone · Duralumin chassis appear on the top racing saddles, stamped “Métal de la Sté du Duralumin,” and the Idéale-Dunlop rubberized range is on offer for every type by September 1935. 1940–1945 · Strategic…
…Lionel Brans, winning the 1938 Critérium Cyclotouristique des Alpes and the 1939 Grand Prix Duralumin, a four-stage, 553km contest through the Vosges Mountains contested against Alex Singer and sixty three other…
…little over 12 pounds, while enthralled by the new metal Duralumin and sponsored by the Société du Duralumin, the French trade council for aluminum producers. 1936 · Press Launch · Caminade arranged press conferences complete…
…Randonneur de l'Excellence, which covers his Brevet de Randonneur Alpin rides, the 1939 Grand Prix Duralumin win, the Hugonnier years and the constructeur bicycles.
Filed under other makers and publications whose words name Duralumin; the biggest share first.
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