Early 50s La Gazelle - Eau-de-Nil 🛠️ The Merlot Aftermath 🍷

@vcballbat - I got the model name of the stem Mil Remo eventually and dates are proving tricky.

There are two listings on Ebay dating 50s - 60s.
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/185557571240
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/175387899159

I can see also the name Philippe moved from a simple engraving on the top, to a more distinct forged style on the sides.

Without a published advert for these stems with a date, or some blurb from a bike show it's going to prove difficult to know for sure.

Many of us change stems for shorter or longer so looking at other bikes is not entirely conclusive.

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What I'm actually happy about it is not one of these. The very start of a St Sheldon page got me concerned and I'm glad I noticed.
https://sheldonbrown.com/velos.html

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Anyone else looking in - be careful with old second hand aluminium !

Check, double check and triple check for cracks especially if they are from a racing bike. Be sensible about it all.
 
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I think yours is an early version with the Phillipe branding on top. Maybe Velobase is quoting the later MiRemo branded version sold from the Ron Kitchen catalogue in the 60's & 70's....the yellow one has a Pivo..👍
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Spending some time trying to identify the Lyotard pedal model - I thought it was going to be easy, but I'm going to give up.

A great resource:
https://www.classiclightweights.co....ne-of-the-most-widely-used-pedals-in-cycling/

Also this - all different but some things in common.

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These are closest, but mine have oil ports (one of which is missing the cover).
http://luciobici.blogspot.com/2014/04/rare-nos-vintage-1940s50s-lyotard-rat.html

There doesn't seem any model number that corresponds anywhere.
 
Woz said:
Spending some time trying to identify the Lyotard pedal model - I thought it was going to be easy, but I'm going to give up.

A great resource:
https://www.classiclightweights.co....ne-of-the-most-widely-used-pedals-in-cycling/

Also this - all different but some things in common.

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These are closest, but mine have oil ports (one of which is missing the cover).
http://luciobici.blogspot.com/2014/04/rare-nos-vintage-1940s50s-lyotard-rat.html

There doesn't seem any model number that corresponds anywhere.
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Thankyou woz....you've just solved my pedal mystery... lyotard duralumin! 👍 Unfortunately mine are missing the snap ring that covers the oil port.
 
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