Originally Posted by
cheffyjay
magnet sticks to all frame tubes and forks. The lugs on these were painted, some black, some a sort of bronze color. It isn't rust on the lugs. I'm not even positive that this is a crescent, but all indications are that it is.
We sold a couple new Crescent Stainless bikes at the shop I worked at back in the early '70s, and I've seen a few more since then (plus these photos). They all show "ample" tarnished silver brazing filler around the lugs. cheffyjay's frame doesn't, and it looks like chrome-plated steel tubing to me. Could still be a Crescent, but I'm betting
not stainless.
-Mark