France Motor Cycles 1952 Advertisement — The four great marques Griffon, Trophée de France, Météore and Aiglon, bicycles first

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GRIFFON
TROPHÉE DE FRANCE
MÉTÉORE
AIGLON

les 4
grandes marques
de la

F.M.C

• BICYCLETTES
• BICYCLETTES A MOTEUR
• VÉLOMOTEURS
• MOTOCYCLETTES
• TRIMOTEURS
de qualité !

PRODUCTION DE LA
FRANCE MOTOR CYCLES
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MANDEURE (DOUBS)

[A full-page advertisement printed in red and black on a light ground. A large red wedge with rounded corners runs from the upper left toward the right and carries the four marque names GRIFFON, TROPHÉE DE FRANCE, MÉTÉORE and AIGLON stacked in heavy black shaded sans-serif capitals with a pale offset shadow; the small word DE sits between TROPHÉE and FRANCE. Below them the words “les 4 grandes marques de la” are set in black brush lettering, with “grandes” underlined by a brush stroke. At the right the three letters F.M.C stand very tall in outlined capitals filled with a gray halftone dot screen. Beneath the letters a black shield-shaped panel with a rounded base holds the credit lines PRODUCTION DE LA FRANCE MOTOR CYCLES and MANDEURE (DOUBS) in small white spaced capitals, separated by a small asterisk. At the lower left a cream banner with a curved right edge and a thick black shadowed lower edge lists five items, each with a red dot, in black bold capitals: BICYCLETTES, BICYCLETTES A MOTEUR, VÉLOMOTEURS, MOTOCYCLETTES and TRIMOTEURS, closed by “de qualité !” in red brush script, with “qualité” underlined. A thin line ending in an asterisk runs beneath the shield. A small agency mark, a rounded outline holding a stylized letter B with a horn-like shape, sits in the lower left corner. No artist signature is visible. The bottom edge of the shield is cut by the lower edge of the crop.]