Help me I.D. this touring frame/fork

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11-23-11 | 02:33 PM

sisddwg

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Help me I.D. this touring frame/fork

All that I know so far is that it looks to be a well thought out and nicely built frame. It's coming from England and the seller, a purveyor of vintage bikes, cannot I.D. the builder either. My hunch is that it is a custom made.

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11-23-11 | 02:40 PM

753proguy

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Looks like something from Hilary?

If he has no idea of the builder, well........

Any serial numbers?

11-23-11 | 03:12 PM

sisddwg

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Looks like something from Hilary?

If he has no idea of the builder, well........

Any serial numbers?

Yes, Hilary Stone. The serial number is 00478

11-24-11 | 05:56 AM

robbied196

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If Hillary Stone doesn't know what it is..........I'd give up

11-24-11 | 06:17 AM

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+1 Hillary has it in hand and can't identify it = I give up.

11-24-11 | 07:42 AM

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If Hillary Stone doesn't know what it is..........I'd give up

Ditto! It's unidentifiable! (But nice, all the same.) I will say that the rear brake hanger/bridge sure does look familiar though... seems like I saw one very much like it on something else recently.

11-24-11 | 09:55 PM

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Ditto! It's unidentifiable! (But nice, all the same.) I will say that the rear brake hanger/bridge sure does look familiar though... seems like I saw one very much like it on something else recently.

That's a fairly common solution for a brake hanger. I just took a piece of 1/4" steel rod, heated it up and bent it into a semi-circle, and brazed it on the seat stays: