Arthur paercival brown, the owner of this bike appears in the 1901 census as an "assistant in a cycle business".
In the 1911 census he is "proprietor" of his own bicycle business.
I have just this evening found an entry in the "London gazette" for 1904 as in the picture attached.

Now as he was no fool when it came to bicycles I assume he just cherry picked what was available and built himself a bike for his own use... or maybe not.

I wish to get the bike roadworthy but retain the patina, so it'll remain an "oily rag". Can anyone point me in the right direction to source some new rims here in the UK?

Also, the bike has no seat, what would have been the correct one?

Finally, can anyone help me identify the model?


Thanks
Ian