Vintage rear rack with stand question

anticuariodelujos · May 2, 2016

Dear all,

I'm a newbie vintage bike restorer from Colombia, SA. I recently acquired a set of rear racks w/stand (dutch style) purported to be from England (maybe from the 1950s) but I have reason to believe they might not be the real deal, especially since the only marking they have is a "Made in England" and nothing else. Does anyone know if it's possible that they were actually "Made in England", or are they counterfeit?

Thanks in advance for your help.

keithglos · May 3, 2016

Re:

As a UK retailer in the 1950-60s I have never seen these rather poorly made "racks" before.
Here most bikes had a saddlebag, and these "racks" were called carriers, never racks, and not in popular use.

I suppose they are probably made in england, but certainly not marketed here.

Keith

hamster · May 4, 2016

Probably they are genuine and symptomatic of the sort of poor product that led to the decline of the UK bike industry.

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