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They made 32 hole hubs for the English market; and they made 36 hole hubs for all the other ones (American, French, German, Italian, &c). For some reason, this adds up to a lot of 32's and a few 36's. Around 1974 the English market switched to 36 too. Aside from that, starting in about 1964 they also made 28 holers for the small-wheeled bicycles market; mostly for the Raleigh RSW 16 deluxe model, which came with dynohub and highly cool head and tail lights built into (not just onto) the fenders. Also Moultons and, later, Raleigh Twenties had 28 hole dynohubs.
So, if you want an early 50's 36 hole front dynohub... an old Schwinn shop is the place.
By the way, I was talking to one of the guys at Kopps, in Princeton, and he mentioned that they have NOS dynohub wheels up in the attic. I'd bet they're 36 holers, but I'm speculating.