Frame

2986

Untraced

Delivery was promised at 6/8 weeks with a deposit received. “531C” heads the sheet with something scribbled out after it, and the chrome line is struck through; the finish was to match a sample. Two telephone numbers are pencilled outside the boxes, one above the name and one beside the address. The attachment is a punched notepad page headed “FRAME”, costing the extras: mudguard eyes, Shimano Deore cantilever brake pivots and centre-pull brake bridge at £10 + £7, an Allen-key seat lug fitting at £5, a “pip” on the down tube for gear levers and brake cable guides, with “additional eyes for carriers” and “low rack eyes brazed on” struck through, a starred note “to accomodate 700 cm wheels” (as written), and a sum of 175 for the basic 531C frame plus 17 and 5, £197 in all.

Ordered: 24.9.86
Tubing: 531C
Frame: 24½"
Top tube: 22½"
Forks: Std rake, Std crown
Ends: Campag Record with eyes
B/bracket: FAG set
Headset: STD
Wheels: 700C (Sprints struck out), mudguard clearance with ESGE (No struck out)
Brazed on: Gear lever clip pip (yes), three brake eyes on the top tube, centre-pull brake bridge, TA bottle cage bosses, Allen-key seat lug (yes)
Finish: Ruby red flam (as sample), lugs lined gold, gold Superbe transfers (new style)
Customer: Mr David Griffiths, West Bridgford

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One more page in the folder

Kept in the folder with the worksheet and scanned with it: the build written out and ticked off as it was fitted, a letter, a sketch, the second side of the sheet. The worksheet is the record; these are what was going on around it. Tap one to read it full size.