Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
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What I also note as being quite distinctive is the shape of the crown's top surface. There's a slightly raised (plateau like) surface/feature that is wide at the crown race seat and narrows down to a point. Many crowns (I suspect more stamped and welded ones than IC ones) have this same sort of feature but all the ones I remember seeing this feature is both symmetrical along both it's front and rear edge. But this one's feature has two different curves to the front and rear edges, sort of like a comma shape....
Agree that this is a nice fork, from a caring builder.
Though I can't be sure, I suspect the raised crown trim is stamped, or cut sheet stock, brazed to a flat top crown as a builder embellishment. Kind of like a trademark or signature.
Post the photos on C&V and there's a decent chance that someone can name the builder based on the crown.