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Does anyone know when the Italian switches first started using a rocker bolster instead of a picklock?
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According to Bill DeShivs, around 1957.
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The square button Latama was the first to use the swivel bolster, but that bolster style did not become common on other Italian stilettos until after 1960 (approximately.)
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Thank you!
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