While trawling eBay I managed to net this Spare Parts and Repair List for Raleigh, Rudge, Robin Hood & Humber Bicycles; Sturmey-Archer Hub, Gears & Brakes; Dynohub & Dyno-Luxe Lighting and Equipment; Workshop Tools.

I guess you all probably have one but this is an exciting find for me as a newbie - it has photo illustrations of all the parts that go into the items listed above, together with (on the facing page) part numbers, how many in a carton and the price in pounds, shillings and pence. There's other stuff in it too – for instance, at the front, a list that describes the various models at that time, the model type number within the range and the colour schemes available for each of those. Mainly, I can now identify parts with some accuracy. For instance, I never knew until now that rod brakes are, in fact, called roller brakes. Also, I never appreciated how many parts go into making even one ordinary bike!

The publication seems to be early 1950s, so ideal for me with my 1952 Tourer. On these sort of things there is often a manufacturer's or printer's code in small type somewhere that reveals what year it was printed - in some cases the month too - but on this there's nothing. - Paul
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