Hi All,
I'm trying to unravel the mystery maker of a frame that I have recently aquired.
Although the decals are Ellis Briggs a very nice chap at the EB informed me that as the frame number has no four digit serial number on the bb it was'nt actually an EB built frame.
It was more likely to be a respray by them (probably early 1950) where the original decals could not be obtained so they added their own.
The Serial is the 5 digit number vertically stamped on the lower head lug: 702 45 (the last two digits are at a different angle to the first three so my thought is that they could be a suffix 1945 perhaps?)
on the bb there is a raised casting mark possibly D83 or BS3 (bsa?) and a stamped number 5
The lugs are nothing fancy and look to me as though they might be 1940s rather than 50s but cannot find and Marque that stamped serials in this location.
No forks with the frame just an early Bramton headset and roadster forks that were completely wrong.
Any help or hints would be really appreciated as this one is baking my noodle
Many thanks
Sam Stevens
London, UK[/u]
I'm trying to unravel the mystery maker of a frame that I have recently aquired.
Although the decals are Ellis Briggs a very nice chap at the EB informed me that as the frame number has no four digit serial number on the bb it was'nt actually an EB built frame.
It was more likely to be a respray by them (probably early 1950) where the original decals could not be obtained so they added their own.
The Serial is the 5 digit number vertically stamped on the lower head lug: 702 45 (the last two digits are at a different angle to the first three so my thought is that they could be a suffix 1945 perhaps?)
on the bb there is a raised casting mark possibly D83 or BS3 (bsa?) and a stamped number 5
The lugs are nothing fancy and look to me as though they might be 1940s rather than 50s but cannot find and Marque that stamped serials in this location.
No forks with the frame just an early Bramton headset and roadster forks that were completely wrong.
Any help or hints would be really appreciated as this one is baking my noodle
Many thanks
Sam Stevens
London, UK[/u]