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From: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
> Dave Willner wrote:
>
> >"little M" = Michelotti
> >
> I know I have heard Michelotti, but I have also read that it stood for
> Merlin the company that made the latches. I don't know if a definitive
> answer was arrived at, the last time this came up for discussion.
I don't know where this talk of "Merlin" came from, though I too have heard it
before. The Patent on the bonnet catch is number GB854540 and was applied for
by Bloxwich Lock and Stamping, who I believe are the only company to have
manufactured this component (in the UK at least) throughout production.
Cheers,
Bill.
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