Thanet Silverthan - 1947
Posted: Wednesday 19th August 2020
| Frame | Thanet Siverthan - 1947 - frame SS1213; 22" chrome road frame: Braze ons: Pump pegs on down tube; cable guides under the top tube; mudguard fixings on fork + seat-stays; Cyclo(?) spring locator behind BB and bracket for rear mech on chainstays. Lamp bracket on RH fork blade; chain hanger on seat stay |
| Wheels | Large-flange Chater-Lea hubs on 26" alloy rims - Dunlop white Sprite tyres |
| Chainset | Chater-Lea with 40t chainring |
| Pedals | Chater-Lea |
| Gears | Suntour 5-speed Skitter derailleur with Suntour down tube lever |
| Brakes | Lytaloy side-pull brakes |
| Stem/Bars | Reynolds alloy stem with Reynolds Hiduminium Marsh pattern bars |
| Saddle | Brooks B17 laced on alloy seat pin |
| Extra Details | Brooks saddle support. Bluemels Airweight mudguards. Delivered November 1947 to Mr. H C Lines, of Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire who kept a detailed log of his journeys and total mileage was 124,469 up until 1972 when he died. The bicycle was kept in storage by his son, Mr J Lines, since then and bought by me in May 2008. There are remnants of the decals on the down-tube and seat-tube. Both appear to have been quite ornate and of a type not known to Nick Tithecot at Lloyds. The down-tube transfer/decal is a wraparound 20cm long. The seat-tube one is more indistinct but at least 23cm long and wraparound also. The Reynolds sticker is missing but remnants of the adhesive remain. |
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Posted: Wednesday 19th August 2020
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