Parilla Odds & Ends
Here are a few items that do not fit the usual categories.
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Cosmo dealer franchise - Cosmo authorized Mr. Lab to sell Parillas in the Canton, Ohio area in 1965. The last year Cosmo stopped selling Parillas. |
Factory price book - In the early years, the company had separate parts books and price lists. This one is from 1954. All models had their own color coded section. |
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ParillaDays awards - If you attended some of the Italian Parilla Days events over the years, you may have picked up one of these awards. These items will totally outclass the best bowling trophy anyday. |
Model ID tags - Sometime in the late 50's, the company or Cosmo had some of their bikes sport an ID tag riveted onto the motor. These tags had the company name, model, and serial number stamped onto it. Only a couple of tags have been found. |
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Parilla clubs - Way back in 1981, there was an effort to bring together Parilla owners. Don Beatty of California produced a rather crude looking newsletter, but had lots of information. Looks like the operation faded out around 1983. Later in 1989, Micheal Dregni ran a club newsletter which had much more research and information. You can thank him for figuring out much of Parilla serial number system. This newsletter also faded out after 9 or 10 issues. |
Parts tag - Here's a picture of a factory parts tag. |
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Parilla service sign - The factory issued this enameled sign to Italian dealers. Vary rare and expensive, this item was one two different signs used by dealers. Exact copies were made several years ago by a UK collector. |
