Frame

1289

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Delivery was promised at six to eight weeks and the deposit recorded as “YES”. OTHER DETAILS reads “Complete Cycle see over”, but no second page survives with the scan of this sheet. The finish, “Carmine Flam”, is underlined in the shop's hand. A telephone number is written at the end of the address line.

Ordered: 30.6.89
Tubing: 531.C
Frame: 20"
Top tube: 20½ Sloping
Ends: Short with eyes
Headset: Std
Wheels: 700 (sprints struck out), with mudguard clearance (“no” struck out)
Brazed on: Two gear lever bosses, “3 Guides on Top tube” on the brake-eyes line, centre-pull brake bridge; all brazings for 10-speed (5 struck out); TA bottle cage bosses marked “NO”
Finish: Carmine flam
Customer: Mr R. L. Ramsey, Chilwell, Nottingham

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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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