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Thanks @dwscrimshaw I agree, thirties style but likely a forties number.
So the seller has sent me more close-ups of the Sturmey Archer hub.
We already know it’s an “AW” and that this was introduced in 1937 and for some unexplained reason these were never date stamped for the period 1941-1946, this one also has a black left ball cup (war time predominantly)
This information of course doesn’t really help but possibly supports the supposition that this is a 1946 bike.
But of course a 1936 bike could have a 1941 gear hub fitted, but I still think that although it’s not impossible it’s looking unlikely.
So the seller has sent me more close-ups of the Sturmey Archer hub.
We already know it’s an “AW” and that this was introduced in 1937 and for some unexplained reason these were never date stamped for the period 1941-1946, this one also has a black left ball cup (war time predominantly)
This information of course doesn’t really help but possibly supports the supposition that this is a 1946 bike.
But of course a 1936 bike could have a 1941 gear hub fitted, but I still think that although it’s not impossible it’s looking unlikely.
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