I find this kind of thing fascinating.
Somehow I missed the first photo showing the small ‘rivets’ before. As you say, there’s no sign of the original large rivets or nameplate, so they definitely appear to be assembled from new components.
I was told that Campagnolo employees in the 70s would occasionally built their own derailleurs from odd parts, and I’ve seen so many ‘bitza’ mech’s (including unused examples), that maybe some were indeed these. Perhaps your saddles are a similar thing? Or maybe they are prototypes…
Might be worth asking Brooks themselves as they’re very interesting saddles for sure
Somehow I missed the first photo showing the small ‘rivets’ before. As you say, there’s no sign of the original large rivets or nameplate, so they definitely appear to be assembled from new components.
I was told that Campagnolo employees in the 70s would occasionally built their own derailleurs from odd parts, and I’ve seen so many ‘bitza’ mech’s (including unused examples), that maybe some were indeed these. Perhaps your saddles are a similar thing? Or maybe they are prototypes…
Might be worth asking Brooks themselves as they’re very interesting saddles for sure
