Frame

8812

Untraced

“653. Tubing” is written across the head of the sheet and “700c”, double underlined, in the top right corner; the date received box is empty, so no year or date is recorded here. A telephone number sits in the left margin beside the frame number line. The surname is read from a fast hand and could as easily be Rawstern or Rawsthorne, and the town is written in a form that reads “Woolaton”. “CHECK” is written above the brake eyes entry.

Tubing: 653
Frame: 22½"
Top tube: 22⅜"
Angles: 73° / 73°
Forks: Cinelli new type crown
Chainstays: 16½"
Seatstays: Fastback
B/bracket: 10⅝" height
Headset: EDCO Comp
Wheels: 700c, HPs (sprints struck out), with mudguard clearance (“no” struck out)
Brazed on: Gear lever bosses (two), plastic tunnel underneath for the gear cables, brake eyes at 45° L.H.S. (“CHECK” written above), TA bottle cage bosses
Finish: To follow
Customer: Stan Rawsterne, Wollaton

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