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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Seat lugs were often made with a boss where the stay attached. I've seen this on Brampton lugs of the late 1930's, and I think also some 1930's Raleighs.
For what it's worth, these bikes, on which I've seen this, were not low quality frames.
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