Mystery Dawes

[Susienick]

Can anyone help identify my late Dad’s beloved Dawes?

I watched it being stripped down & repainted in 1974, any transfers/decals were lost then and possibly some components replaced then or later. Head badge is present - see photos.

https://dawescycles.wordpress.com/portfolio/head-badge-timeline/ suggests 1947 onwards, which would fit with his age if he got it new, but I’d love to identify the exact year, model and it’s original colour.

Serial looks to me like LG1909.

Happy to take more pics of any other areas that might help.

Wishing I’d asked Dad when I still had the chance :-(

Also posting in Dawes Cycles Heritage on Facebook.

 

[juvela]

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Hello Susie and thanks for sharing your fathers bicycle.

Unfortunately many Dawes records have been lost so serials can be a challenge.

Your headplate diagnostic is on the money; appears to date from the immediate postwar years of late forties through early fifties.

Readers would be able to give more and better assistance with further pictures of the mount.

Views which would be helpful include complete bicycle, fork crown area, bottom bracket area, chainset & headset.

Thank you for posting.


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[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Can anyone help identify my late Dad’s beloved Dawes?

I watched it being stripped down & repainted in 1974, any transfers/decals were lost then and possibly some components replaced then or later. Head badge is present - see photos.

https://dawescycles.wordpress.com/portfolio/head-badge-timeline/ suggests 1947 onwards, which would fit with his age if he got it new, but I’d love to identify the exact year, model and it’s original colour.

Serial looks to me like LG1909.

Happy to take more pics of any other areas that might help.

Wishing I’d asked Dad when I still had the chance :-(

Also posting in Dawes Cycles Heritage on Facebook.

Hi Susie, a long shot. Have you looked through your family's historic photos? Maybe a friend of your father took a picture of him and the bike? Maybe date from the photo or at least narrow it down.
Careful rubbing down of the paint can reveal old colour schemes and transfers. Some of which will certainly date or identify the model. Unless your father took it back to bare metal when he repainted it. The fork steerer is a good place to look for original paint as is inside the bottom bracket shell.
I hope this helps.

 

[Susienick]

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Hello Susie and thanks for sharing your fathers bicycle.

Unfortunately many Dawes records have been lost so serials can be a challenge.

Your headplate diagnostic is on the money; appears to date from the immediate postwar years of late forties through early fifties.

Readers would be able to give more and better assistance with further pictures of the mount.

Views which would be helpful include complete bicycle, fork crown area, bottom bracket area, chainset & headset.

Thank you for posting.


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Hello Susie and thanks for sharing your fathers bicycle.

Unfortunately many Dawes records have been lost so serials can be a challenge.

Your headplate diagnostic is on the money; appears to date from the immediate postwar years of late forties through early fifties.

Readers would be able to give more and better assistance with further pictures of the mount.

Views which would be helpful include complete bicycle, fork crown area, bottom bracket area, chainset & headset.

Thank you for posting.


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Photos of bottom bracket area added. On underside of bottom bracket it says 106 or maybe 10G?

 

[Susienick]

Head area

 

[Susienick]

Drivetrain

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

It came equipped with a chain stay mounted rear derailleur, that should narrow it down considerably.

 

[Susienick]

General views. Pump retaining lugs are 16 ins apart.

 

[Susienick]

Hi Susie, a long shot. Have you looked through your family's historic photos? Maybe a friend of your father took a picture of him and the bike? Maybe date from the photo or at least narrow it down.
Careful rubbing down of the paint can reveal old colour schemes and transfers. Some of which will certainly date or identify the model. Unless your father took it back to bare metal when he repainted it. The fork steerer is a good place to look for original paint as is inside the bottom bracket shell.
I hope this helps.

Thanks for these suggestions. Unfortunately the only photo I know of that’s probably this bike pre-repaint is in black & white. I’ll definitely keep an eye out for more photos though.

Dad was pretty thorough by nature, but inside the BB does sound a likely place for original paint to have survived. A colleague also suggested checking inside the dropouts.

 

[Susienick]

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Photos of bottom bracket area added. On underside of bottom bracket it says 106 or maybe 10G?

Or maybe the other way up: 901?