The photos were as high res as the forum would allow me to upload.

Tubes are presta valve and the rims are definitely tubular. The hubs have a CR or GR marking that I saw somewhere on the board might mean Gian Roberts (doesn't mean anything to me yet) and indicate a lower end hub. The only chrome is the fork crown.

I think I'm getting what you mean about the drop outs. My '87 Schwinn traveller (my only other frame of reference) doesn't have anything of the sort. This bike has a steel insert in each dropout with a set screw to adjust the axle position. If they would fit I was considering stealing them for the Schwinn. It's partway through a fixed gear conversion and they could be very useful in that application.

Hey! How do I get that red "newbie" thing out from under my handle?