Le Bidon plastique T.A. — L’Officiel du cycle, 13 April 1957

A product note in L’Officiel du cycle, du motocycle, 13 April 1957, page 17, “Le bidon plastique T.A.”: the new polyethylene water bottle that Spécialités T.A. made with Gilac, ribbed for the grip, with an airtight stopper, shown in the chromed wire Crac 57 cage on a handlebar. The heading and coupon line are transcribed as printed; the text is summarized in Ebykr’s words.

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LE BIDON PLASTIQUE T.A.

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[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. This note in the “Équipements et Outillage” column reports that a new “T.A.” water bottle (bidon) in polyethylene has just been put on the market, the result of research by the firm T.A., a cycle specialist, working with GILAC, a firm known for its skill in plastics. Because polyethylene is chemically neutral, the bottle can hold any drink or food without passing on any odor. Designed for cyclists, it has circumferential ribs on its body to give a better grip, and its stopper is airtight, closing both inside and outside. The figure shows the bottle held in the “Crac 57” bottle cage (porte-bidon) of chromed steel wire, which the note says holds it fully and securely.]

[A line drawing of the bottle with its ribbed shoulder, a stopper on a looped strap and a triangular tab at the shoulder, held in a wire cage that clamps to a handlebar beside the stem. The drawing carries no visible signature.]

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