Les moyeux Sturmey-Archer, Part One — L’Officiel du cycle, 1 October 1955, the First Variable-Gear Hub of 1902

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 44: sturmey-Archer gear hubs, first variable-gear hub made in 1902. 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 moyeux STURMEY-ARCHER

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The Société G.I.P. is the importer for France of these hubs, described as known and appreciated throughout the world. The Société Sturmey-Archer produced the first of all variable-gear hubs in 1902, and the sentence continues at the foot of the crop with the words “depuis 53 ans” before the text breaks off.]

[A text-only fragment of an editorial notice set in a single column, showing the heading and the first two paragraphs only. A bold roman heading, “Les moyeux STURMEY-ARCHER”, stands at the top right, right-aligned, with the firm name in heavier capitals. The body below is set in italic roman type with indented first lines, the firm name in small capitals in the second paragraph and the phrase “moyeux à changement de vitesse” in bold roman. The last line is cut at the lower edge of the crop in mid-sentence. There are no drawings or photographs and no signature or agency mark.]