'80s Seat post ID help needed

[Jesper]

Does anyone recognize this post's brand's logo? Seems like I have seen it before; bit I may be confusing it with a brand that does not directly make posts branded as there own aside from decorative pantographs.

Design appears to be a stylized "A", but who knows. Flutes may have been factory painted so it may be of Italian origin, but again it could be custom work. Either way both flutes and are of professional quality; though flutes seem like typical factory work and are not aftermarket machining.

 

[juvela]

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...one "A" name in saddle pillars is ANPI of Spain

do not wish to assert an ID. maybe if you checked online under that name you might be able to rule it in or out.


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[Jesper]

Thanks @juvela
I am not even sure it is an "A". The horizontal line across the middle of the logo looks more like an etching from rotation and/or machining, but not stamped as the other markings are. The other marks, although fine, are clearly defined when you can hold the post in hand and view in even lighting, except at "MAX" where the stamp is very shallow (not worn down).

I just checked a couple Italian marques (Aprilia, Aquila) because I thought post logo looked similar to theirs. I was both right and wrong; Aquila (from my records only) has no logo like that; but Aprilia does, though kind of a mirror image and more defined as the letter "A" (photo; source unk.). I never thought it was made by either marque, but Aprilia did make and/or brand a lot of stuff, though more motorscooter related. A shot in the dark anyways.

 

[juvela]

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thank you for this information on Aprilia

had always thought of name as a maker of lighting kit only

if I had to make a wild guess would assume pillar to be of Sinoic origin

given the tremendous collective knowledge of the forum would wager that a reader will be able to identify this component

shall look forward to following along...



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[Jesper]

@juvela just for reference purposes here is the ANPI post logo design that I found. They may have a later version of the logo, but I did not find any other in a quick glance. Logo seems to be '70s maybe early '80s based on post design (I know nothing if the company, but Camp. 3 bolt version looks decent enough; well above Triplex quality). The logo in question certainly may be of '70s vintage, but it seems more '80s or later (kind of keeping up with Cinelli, 3T, etc. logo design changes.

 

[juvela]

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@juvela just for reference purposes here is the ANPI post logo design that I found. They may have a later version of the logo, but I did not find any other in a quick glance. Logo seems to be '70s maybe early '80s based on post design (I know nothing if the company, but Camp. 3 bolt version looks decent enough; well above Triplex quality). The logo in question certainly may be of '70s vintage, but it seems more '80s or later (kind of keeping up with Cinelli, 3T, etc. logo design changes.

thank you!

the example have in me shop has the name in simple block letters on the backside, no logo

perhaps it may be earlier than the example you found

it is also a "copyolo" pattern

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