Frame

9009

Untraced

The sheet is undated: no date received or delivery promise appears, so no year is recorded, though a deposit of £25 is marked “YES” and the final digit of the frame number is written over another figure. The struck brake-eyes line is replaced above by what reads as “3 Gds Top of Top Tube”, and the foot of the sheet carries “Brakes & F changer Bringing in”, the customer supplying both. The finish reads “Kingfisher Blue & Cerise (as Davids)”, copying a frame referred to as David's; “Cerise” is read from a fast hand. The headset size is read as 1⅞", where 1⅛" may be meant, and the other-details box holds “Chain Hook. No Boss.”

Tubing: 653
Frame: 21¼
Top tube: 21½
Angles: 72° / 73°
Forks: 1⅝" rake (“22¾ F.”), Aero crown
Ends: Columbus Short
Chainstays: 16"
Seatstays: Duo Taper Fastback
B/bracket: 10⅝"
Headset: SSC Mavic, 1⅞"
Wheels: Sprints (H.P.'s struck out), no mudguard clearance (yes struck out)
Brazed on: Two gear lever bosses, brazings with tunnels under the bracket, three guides on top of the top tube (“45° Campag LHS.” struck out), two sets of TA bottle cage bosses
Customer: Roland Jolly, Derby

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