Help to identify an old Alfa Romeo knob
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:37 am
I´m searching the internet for any information about a knob I bought in Iran at an antiques market.
The knob seems to be made by backlite, but I'm not sure on this! It has an Alfa Romeo logo without the word Milano but with a royal crown above it. Haven't seen anything like it on the web. The knob is of good quality and the logo is molded into the material a few millimeters down, not just av "sticker" put on it after production. The thread sleeve looks like brass to me. Please see pictures.
My thoughts so far after some input I got:
- The material indicates the knob is old, but the word Milano is missing which normally indicates it´s made after 1972...
- If it´s a "fake", not produced by Alfa Romeo, why wouldn't they copy also the word Milano...?
- About the royal crown; Iran was a monarchy until 1979...
- The knob could be a gear shift knob or perhaps some other kind of knob on a car...?
The measures of the knob is: Hight 45 mm, diameter 42 mm.
I would be grateful for any input regarding this so I can solve the mystery! Thanks
The knob seems to be made by backlite, but I'm not sure on this! It has an Alfa Romeo logo without the word Milano but with a royal crown above it. Haven't seen anything like it on the web. The knob is of good quality and the logo is molded into the material a few millimeters down, not just av "sticker" put on it after production. The thread sleeve looks like brass to me. Please see pictures.
My thoughts so far after some input I got:
- The material indicates the knob is old, but the word Milano is missing which normally indicates it´s made after 1972...
- If it´s a "fake", not produced by Alfa Romeo, why wouldn't they copy also the word Milano...?
- About the royal crown; Iran was a monarchy until 1979...
- The knob could be a gear shift knob or perhaps some other kind of knob on a car...?
The measures of the knob is: Hight 45 mm, diameter 42 mm.
I would be grateful for any input regarding this so I can solve the mystery! Thanks