I was a flee market junkie back in the 70s. Always scanning for old English bikes and parts. Most of the shifters I have came at one time in a treasure chest of SA stuff somebody else collected. I'm not finding much in the way of 50s parts these days. My wife did come home with this a couple years ago. Here's a before and after of the 3 or 4 speed shifter that I got from it. It's on my roadster now.
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