Frame

1089

Untraced

No date appears anywhere on the sheet, so the year cannot be given; the deposit is recorded simply as “YES” with no sum. “531c.” is written across the head, and a six-figure number, most likely a telephone number, is jotted beside the frame number. A word before “eyes” on the ENDS line is scribbled out, and the size is written over so that it reads 23" though 22" cannot quite be ruled out. The surname is read from a fast hand and the town is spelt “Woolaton” on the sheet.

Tubing: 531c
Frame: 23"
Top tube: 22"
Angles: 73° / 73°
Forks: 1⅜" rake, Cinelli Aero crown
Ends: Short with eyes
Seatstays: Duo taper Fastback
B/bracket: 10⅝" height
Headset: Tange
Wheels: HPs (sprints struck out), with mudguard clearance
Brazed on: Gear lever bosses, brake eyes at 45°, TA bottle cage bosses
Finish: Fern green metallic; “Std” transfers struck out for “Diamonds only with 531”
Customer: Mr Richard Middleton, Wollaton

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£110

A high-resolution print of the sheet, not the original. Giclée on enhanced matte art paper, mounted in snow white, glazed, in a solid wood frame. Free UK postage. £15 goes to Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance.

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A print of the 1089 sheet, framed — to scale above a two-metre sofa

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