Les garde-boue A.M.B. — L’Officiel du cycle, 1 October 1955, Mudguards in Steel, Light Metal and Aluminum-Clad Steel

From L’Officiel du cycle, du motocycle et du camping, 1 October 1955, N° 20, the paper’s special number before the Salon du Cycle at the Porte de Versailles, page 27: les garde-boue A.M.B.: Bagnolet makes mudguards in steel, light metal or aluminum-clad steel for cyclomoteurs, racing, road and balloon-tire bicycles, children’s bicycles and trailers, with a sketch of a blank mudguard strip. The title, headings, captions and lists are transcribed as printed; the text is summarized in Ebykr’s words, and the page images carry it in full.

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Les garde-boue A.M.B.

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The Ateliers Mécaniques de Bagnolet (A.M.B.) specialize in making mudguards (garde-boue) for cyclomoteurs (types “à joues”, “à bavettes” and “à flasques”), for racing, road and demi-balloon bicycles (round, tile or ribbed profiles), and for children’s carriages, children’s bicycles and trailers. The mudguards are made in steel, light metal or aluminum-clad steel.]

[Ebykr summary, second paragraph. The firm sends all cycle and cyclomoteur constructors a complete “flasque” blank, which it then cuts to order for fitting to one type or another, as the sketch above shows. There is therefore very large scope for the manufacturers concerned in this very particular field of the mudguard, whose quality greatly affects the fine appearance of the machines.]

[A column notice in a trade magazine with a ruled sketch. The heading “Les garde-boue A.M.B.” is set at the upper right in bold roman type, and the text is in italic roman with the firm’s name in small capitals and a few phrases in bold. In the middle stands a drawing in a thin rectangular rule: a large half-oval outline in thin line engraving stands on a dark, narrow, ribbed strip with rounded ends, and two dashed curves inside the oval show the lines along which the blank would be cut. The drawing carries no lettering, no signature and no address. A black round dot closes the notice at the foot.]