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mackerel

02-10-09, 02:54 PM

I have this Phillips.
The old widow I got it from said it's a '46.
My friend says it's pre-war.

Anyone know for sure?

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo138/mackerel/phillips.jpg

graywolf

02-10-09, 04:03 PM

Most likely pre-war.

1. It has the old top tube mount shifter.
2. Very few bicycles were made in 1946, it took a couple of years for production to roll up.
3. The seat looks pre-warish.

In either case it is a grand old bicycle, and well worth restoring.

mackerel

02-10-09, 04:51 PM

The seat is an old Persons "Majestic", made in the US - which confuses me even more.

sailorbenjamin

02-10-09, 04:55 PM

That's a laid back seat tube.