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Lowe Alpine Systems - cams


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Lowe Alpine Systems - LAS Cam Nut
- Noted as the first cam unit created.
c.1972
from: Jerry - Wild Gear Deals
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Lowe Alpine Systems 1972 catalog
​- from: Stephane Pennequin
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LAS Split Cam Nut

Double lobe
c. 1973
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Lowe Alpine Systems 1976 catalog
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Illustration by:  John Watson

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Three different Lowe Cam Nuts in the Nuts Museum,
Stephane Pennequin 
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Lowe Cam Nuts in the Gary Neptune Museum. I love the wide version which has a rectangle box as the cam base.

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- Lowe Alpine Systems 1990s catalog page 

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LAS Split Cam

Single Lobe
c. 1973
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LAS advertisment in Climbing Magazine May-June 1973
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Photo by Stephane Pennequin - Greg Lowe signature


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Lowe 1996 fold out catalog showing Lowe Fan Cams
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​The Lowe history listing shows year 1968 the Fan Cam was made. "First spring loaded camming device."

Not sure what the 1968 Fan Cam looks like or if it was a creation that was offered to the public. 
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