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Old 10-20-12 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by gerv
Love those ornate lugs, but don't see many other examples on the Internet. Is this an extra special model?
From what I understand, the ornate and cut out lugs on the Carlton Flyers began to appear sometime in '57 and ended in '58. I have seen only one other example and it was in poor conditon. So I'm thinking it's rather uncommon if not rare.
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