Steve Desjardins wrote: > Here's another shot. Not as good a picture, but it shows more of what > was left, including and old blue bicycle frame. > > > > http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ > > Maybe a real old BSA, although it could be Norton or Triumph - pre > WWII. > > Looks like the headlight is non-electric > > > I'm fairly sure that it is not BSA, as that company went direct from dummy belt rim brakes to drums. BSA forks were, AFAIK, always centre spring.
Triumph had another, distinctively different, design of fork and, again, I don't remember a model that used external contracting brakes. It's not agricultural enough for a Norton. 8-) The headlight is, indeed, acetylene. Current worth (as found, especially with the brackets) about $100..... Another possibility is that it was a Lady's model. The top tube from the steering head would bend down to join the lower about six inches back from where it now ends (thereby enclosing the petrol tank) and then continue down, behind the engine, to the saddle pillar. Allowing a lady in skirts to get on board without having to swing her leg over the back. It certainly dates from no later than the mid 1920's. Possibly much earlier, as the front brake may be a later upgrade from an original rim or dummy belt rim brake. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
