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MAFAC advertisement from the early 1960s with two Daniel Rebour illustrations of center-pull brake calipers, headlined "MAFAC" and offering the Tiger and Racer brake sets by mail-order code and priceMafac · Illustration · 1960sMAFAC advertisement from the early 1960s with two Daniel Rebour illustrations of center-pull brake calipers, headlined "MAFAC" and offering the Tiger and Racer brake sets by mail-order code and priceMafac advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 6 April 1964, page 25: four white-line drawings on black panels show a centerpull brake, a brake lever with its rubber hood, a cantilever brake with its straddle cable and a fanned set of wrenches above an open tool pouch, around a central burst of rays carrying the firm's name beneath a brush-script headline.Mafac · Advertisement · 1964Customers Always Satisfied, in L’OfficielDaniel Rebour technical illustration page from Le Cycle (1949) titled "Remarque a Clermont-Ferrand a la 3e Grimpee du Puy de Dome," showing 11 numbered pen-and-ink detail drawings of bicycle components spotted at the event, grouped under three headings: Paul Barbier's Faure-built machine, Bourdel-brand accessories and Georges Navet's T.A.-equipped tandemMafac · Illustration · 1949Daniel Rebour technical illustration page from Le Cycle (1949) titled "Remarque a Clermont-Ferrand a la 3e Grimpee du Puy de Dome," showing 11 numbered pen-and-ink detail drawings of bicycle components spotted at the event, grouped under three headings: Paul Barbier's Faure-built machine, Bourdel-brand accessories and Georges Navet's T.A.-equipped tandem1979 Mafac Poster Front 2468px2 pagesMafac · Poster · about 1979Paul SarrassatMafac advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 8 June 1957, page 28: a knight in armor on a caparisoned horse, his shield lettered with the word for quality, couches a lance that runs to a brake lever drawn in a dark panel at the left, where the cable leads down past Mafac cable hangers to a cantilever brake and a centerpull brake; the drawing is signed by Rebour.Mafac · Advertisement · 1957Les Titres de NoblesseFront of a 1979 MAFAC dealer poster: illustrated hillside scene with a biplane towing a MAFAC banner and two cyclists riding a path lined with yellow cards labeling brake and lever models including Racer, Compétition, Raid, GT, LC, LS et LS2, Guidonnet 820, Ville 715, Course Enfant 611 and a Trousse tool kitMafac · Poster · 1979Front of a 1979 MAFAC dealer poster: illustrated hillside scene with a biplane towing a MAFAC banner and two cyclists riding a path lined with yellow cards labeling brake and lever models including Racer, Compétition, Raid, GT, LC, LS et LS2, Guidonnet 820, Ville 715, Course Enfant 611 and a Trousse tool kitBack of a 1979 MAFAC dealer poster: a technical spec sheet grid of exploded-view line diagrams for brake and lever models including GT, 2000, LS, LS2, S, Competition, LC, Racer, Raid, Critérium, Tandem and Brasage, plus Course 121, 130, 218, 429 and 435 levers, Course Enfant 611, Guidonnet Forgé 820 and Ville Forgé 725 fittings, with a lever-code key and a clamp-dimension table, all in FrenchMafac · Poster · 1979Back of a 1979 MAFAC dealer poster: a technical spec sheet grid of exploded-view line diagrams for brake and lever models including GT, 2000, LS, LS2, S, Competition, LC, Racer, Raid, Critérium, Tandem and Brasage, plus Course 121, 130, 218, 429 and 435 levers, Course Enfant 611, Guidonnet Forgé 820 and Ville Forgé 725 fittings, with a lever-code key and a clamp-dimension table, all in French1979 Mafac Poster Back 2470pxMafac · Poster · 19791979 Mafac Poster Back1977 MAFAC product range poster showing labeled line drawings of brake calipers (Competition, 2000, Racer, Raid, S, Criterium, Cyclo-Tandem, Jacky) lever types (racing, promotion, ville, guidonnet, inverted, perforated, safety) and a tool-kit set, with a photo of a center-pull brake at topMafac · Poster · 19771977 MAFAC product range poster showing labeled line drawings of brake calipers (Competition, 2000, Racer, Raid, S, Criterium, Cyclo-Tandem, Jacky) lever types (racing, promotion, ville, guidonnet, inverted, perforated, safety) and a tool-kit set, with a photo of a center-pull brake at top1979 Mafac Poster Front 800pxMafac · Poster · 19791979 Mafac Poster FrontTrademark registry database entry for M.A.F.A.C., registration dated 24.01.1949, showing the stenciled M.A.F.A.C. wordmarkMafac · Photograph · 1949Trademark registry database entry for M.A.F.A.C., registration dated 24.01.1949, showing the stenciled M.A.F.A.C. wordmarkPage 203 of L'Officiel du cycle, 1 October 1955: Les spécialités Mafac, image 1 of 2.2 pagesMafac · Review · 1955L’Officiel du cycle, 1 October 1955, the Critérium and Racer Brakes and the Emergency Tool KitMafac advertisement from Le Cycle, 13 August 1955: a band across the foot of the center spread, "Les fameux freins" of the world champion and three-time Tour winner Louison Bobet.Mafac · Advertisement · 1955The Brakes of the World Champion1964 Mafac Cantis 1761pxMafac · Photograph · 19641964 Mafac CantisBlack-and-white portrait photograph of Auguste Bourdel, smiling, wearing glasses and a suit and tieMafac · PhotographBlack-and-white portrait photograph of Auguste Bourdel, smiling, wearing glasses and a suit and tieBlack-and-white 1960 photo of Mme Mazen-Bourdel smiling at her desk with papers and a desk seal in front of herMafac · Photograph · 1960Black-and-white 1960 photo of Mme Mazen-Bourdel smiling at her desk with papers and a desk seal in front of herMafac 1976 catalog, page 121 pagesMafac · Catalog · about 1976Brakes & AccessoriesMafac advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 14 November 1953, page 132: a ruled advertisement in black and white, a full-height panel inside a thin double rule.Mafac · Advertisement · 1953Tool Kits for the Bicycle and the Motor MachinesMafac advertisement from Le Cycle, October 1964: four drawings of Mafac brakes, levers and tools in black panels around a starburst, "Clients toujours contents".Mafac · Advertisement · 1964Customers Always SatisfiedPage 13 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing two advertisement panels for MAFAC suction-cup brake blocks (patins a ventouses), each with rows of studded brake-block photos and French sales text describing 4-cup and 5-cup versions sold on cards of 48 and 36 respectively.Mafac · Catalog · 1952Page 13 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing two advertisement panels for MAFAC suction-cup brake blocks (patins a ventouses), each with rows of studded brake-block photos and French sales text describing 4-cup and 5-cup versions sold on cards of 48 and 36 respectively.Mafac advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 1 October 1955, page 190: a ruled advertisement in black and white, text only, inside a thin single border.Mafac · Advertisement · 1955The Racer, Critérium and Jacky Brakes for Racing, Touring and Children’s BicyclesPage 3 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing the Critérium cantilever brake mounted on a fork mockup, with an exploded parts diagram of Critérium components below.Mafac · Catalog · 1952Page 3 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing the Critérium cantilever brake mounted on a fork mockup, with an exploded parts diagram of Critérium components below.MAFAC catalog page illustrating tool kits, including Modele 46 Touriste and Modele 48 Randonneur sets, cloth-sack and plastic-case moped and scooter kits and Super-Mafac spark-plug wrenchesMafac · CatalogMAFAC catalog page illustrating tool kits, including Modele 46 Touriste and Modele 48 Randonneur sets, cloth-sack and plastic-case moped and scooter kits and Super-Mafac spark-plug wrenchesIllustrated 1950s MAFAC catalog back cover showing a hand pressing a single brake lever above a front brake caliper and fork, with a red "un doigt suffit!" arrow callout and a "Racer" MAFAC banner reading "Dural Forgé" below itMafac · Catalog · 1952Illustrated 1950s MAFAC catalog back cover showing a hand pressing a single brake lever above a front brake caliper and fork, with a red "un doigt suffit!" arrow callout and a "Racer" MAFAC banner reading "Dural Forgé" below itMafac advertisement from Le Cycle, October 1966: Rebour's drawing of a Mafac center-pull brake, with "Mafac c'est plus sûr!".Mafac · Advertisement · 1966Racer and Criterium BrakesPage 8 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing four line-drawing variants of the "Poignee Course Professionnel" racing brake lever: plain, with hand rest and no tensioner, with hand rest and tensioner and a double-control version with or without hand rest.Mafac · Catalog · 1952Page 8 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing four line-drawing variants of the "Poignee Course Professionnel" racing brake lever: plain, with hand rest and no tensioner, with hand rest and tensioner and a double-control version with or without hand rest.Page 5 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog, headed "BRASAGE DES TASSEAUX" (brazing of the brake bosses), showing two annotated line drawings of fork and stay assemblies with dimension labels AV, AR and E, plus a table of matching measurements for the Critérium, Tandem, Cyclomoteur and Jacky brakes across various wheel sizes.Mafac · Catalog · 1952Page 5 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog, headed "BRASAGE DES TASSEAUX" (brazing of the brake bosses), showing two annotated line drawings of fork and stay assemblies with dimension labels AV, AR and E, plus a table of matching measurements for the Critérium, Tandem, Cyclomoteur and Jacky brakes across various wheel sizes.Mafac advertisement from Le Cycle, May 1971, page 8: drawings of the Competition center-pull brake and the Raid brake on a touring fork.Mafac · Advertisement · 1971The Competition and Raid BrakesPage 6 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing a Rebour-signed cutaway drawing of the Racer center-pull brake caliper, headed "Mod. RACER COURSE attache centrale et RANDONNEUR 700 c.", above a boxed diagram of numbered RACER replacement parts.Mafac · Catalog · 1952Page 6 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing a Rebour-signed cutaway drawing of the Racer center-pull brake caliper, headed "Mod. RACER COURSE attache centrale et RANDONNEUR 700 c.", above a boxed diagram of numbered RACER replacement parts.Mafac advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 2 October 1954, page 178: a ruled advertisement in black line work on cream, enclosed in a thin rectangular frame.Mafac · Advertisement · 1954The Best Brakes in the World: Center-Pull Caliper, Lever and Cantilever1950s MAFAC catalog page 11 showing two "Poignée Ville" city brake lever assemblies and an exploded parts diagram of their components with part numbers.Mafac · Catalog · 19521950s MAFAC catalog page 11 showing two "Poignée Ville" city brake lever assemblies and an exploded parts diagram of their components with part numbers.Mafac advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 19 September 1953, page 68: a ruled advertisement in black and white, set in a frame, made of text and small line drawings in four horizontal bands separated by thin rules.Mafac · Advertisement · 1953Mafac invites dealers to the Salon: a tool kit promotion and brakes, stand 291Page 9 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing racing brake lever variants, rubber brake hoods (repose-main) in plain, adjuster and double-lever versions and a diagram of spare parts for the levers.Mafac · Catalog · 1952Page 9 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing racing brake lever variants, rubber brake hoods (repose-main) in plain, adjuster and double-lever versions and a diagram of spare parts for the levers.Page 2 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog, a full page of French text under the MAFAC logo describing the brand's founding story and early racing wins.Mafac · Catalog · 1952Page 2 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog, a full page of French text under the MAFAC logo describing the brand's founding story and early racing wins.Page 7 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog: French text describing the Racer center-pull brake's 5-year guarantee, forged duralumin construction, feature list and mounting/adjustment instructions.Mafac · Catalog · 1952Page 7 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog: French text describing the Racer center-pull brake's 5-year guarantee, forged duralumin construction, feature list and mounting/adjustment instructions.Illustration of a MAFAC Competition center-pull brake caliper beside the MAFAC company logo and Clermont-Ferrand address details, from page 2 of the 1976 catalogMafac · Catalog · 1976Illustration of a MAFAC Competition center-pull brake caliper beside the MAFAC company logo and Clermont-Ferrand address details, from page 2 of the 1976 catalogVintage 1964 magazine advertisement for the MAFAC "Top-63" racing brake, showing a line drawing of the center-pull caliper alongside copy claiming it was tested under load at speeds exceeding 60 m.p.h.Mafac · Advertisement · 1964Vintage 1964 magazine advertisement for the MAFAC "Top-63" racing brake, showing a line drawing of the center-pull caliper alongside claiming it was tested under load at speeds exceeding 60 m.p.h.1950 French advertisement for the MAFAC Type Professionnel racing brake lever, with line illustration of the lever and rubber hood beside the MAFAC logo and ad copyMafac · Advertisement · 19501950 French advertisement for the MAFAC Type Professionnel racing brake lever, with line illustration of the lever and rubber hood beside the MAFAC logo and ad1951 MAFAC advertisement from Le Cycliste showing the Racer center-pull brake, with line drawings of the lever hood and caliper and French text listing its featuresMafac · Advertisement · 19511951 MAFAC advertisement from Le Cycliste showing the Racer center-pull brake, with line drawings of the lever hood and caliper and French text listing its featuresCover of a 1950s MAFAC sales catalog: an illustrated ad showing two cyclists descending a mountain road, with a diagonal banner reading "Halte-la, Halte-la..." above them, the lead rider braking hard with a "Un doigt suffit" speech bubble and an arrow pointing to his brake lever, under the heading "La qualite qui domine!" and red script reading "les freins MAFAC sont la!"15 pagesMafac · Catalog · about 1952Cover of a 1950s MAFAC sales catalog: an illustrated ad showing two cyclists descending a mountain road, with a diagonal banner reading "Halte-la, Halte-la..." above them, the lead rider braking hard with a "Un doigt suffit" speech bubble and an arrow pointing to his brake lever, under the heading "La qualite qui domine!" and red script reading "les freins MAFAC sont la!"1950 MAFAC advertisement with line drawings of brake levers, a suspended brake caliper and MAFAC tool kits, headlined "AU SALON 1950" and directing visitors to "STAND 199, PORTE DE VERSAILLES"Mafac · Advertisement · 19501950 MAFAC advertisement with line drawings of brake levers, a suspended brake caliper and MAFAC tool kits, headlined "AU SALON 1950" and directing visitors to "STAND 199, PORTE DE VERSAILLES"1952 MAFAC advertisement from Le Cycliste showing line drawings of the Criterium cantilever brake and Racer center-pull brake alongside several brake lever styles, with Clermont-Ferrand company brandingMafac · Advertisement · 19521952 MAFAC advertisement from Le Cycliste showing line drawings of the Criterium cantilever brake and Racer center-pull brake alongside several brake lever styles, with Clermont-Ferrand company brandingMAFAC catalog page illustrating its 1964 cantilever brake and lever range, including the Criterium, Driver, Jacky and Kathy models and various lever types, with the slogan "C'est tellement plus sûr"Mafac · Catalog · 1964MAFAC catalog page illustrating its 1964 cantilever brake and lever range, including the Criterium, Driver, Jacky and Kathy models and various lever types, with the slogan "C'est tellement plus sûr"1951 Mafac Racer Ad Le Cycliste Nov 1000pxMafac · Advertisement · 19511951 Mafac Racer Ad Le Cycliste NovPage 4 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing the Jacky child's brake caliper mounted in a vise, captioned "Duralumin matrice, Douceur incomparable," above a boxed exploded-parts diagram labeled "Pieces detachees Jacky" with numbered components.Mafac · Catalog · 1952Page 4 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing the Jacky child's brake caliper mounted in a vise, captioned "Duralumin matrice, Douceur incomparable," above a boxed exploded-parts diagram labeled "Pieces detachees Jacky" with numbered components.Page 10 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing simple and double-command guidonnet handlebar brake levers, each stamped MAFAC, with an exploded parts diagram of levers and clamp hardware below labeled Pieces detachees GuidonnetsMafac · Catalog · 1952Page 10 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing simple and double-command guidonnet handlebar brake levers, each stamped MAFAC, with an exploded parts diagram of levers and clamp hardware below labeled Pieces detachees GuidonnetsPage from a 1976 MAFAC catalog showing a line drawing of a translucent rubber brake lever hood stamped MAFAC beside French and English text introducing it as a new translucent natural-rubber cover for the lever bracketMafac · Catalog · 1976Page from a 1976 MAFAC catalog showing a line drawing of a translucent rubber brake lever hood stamped MAFAC beside French and English text introducing it as a new translucent natural-rubber cover for the lever bracketPage 12 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing Jacky child-size city and handlebar brake levers with exploded parts diagrams, plus an inverted lever (poignee inversee) with its own parts diagramMafac · Catalog · 1952Page 12 of a 1950s MAFAC catalog showing Jacky child-size city and handlebar brake levers with exploded parts diagrams, plus an inverted lever (poignee inversee) with its own parts diagram

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