Help identifying a vintage 1940s/50s bike

[Gadge1]

Hi folks.. just been gifted this lovely lightweight tourer believed to be late 40s... dunlop stainless l/w rims 26 x1 1/4 TF Blumfield duralite hubs... benelux tourist rear mech.. .. originally had drops and a different model brooks seat but the gentleman who owned this changed to staight bars as he got older as well as the pedals...original paint and box lining like a Jack Taylor.The only frame number is AW128 on the rear dropout and 22 on the fork steerer ,forks were originally chrome but have been painted... does anyone have an idea of the frame builder.. any help would be greatly appreciated... hoping to restore it

 

[biggs682]

No idea but looks good

 

[carpenter]

Frame looks quite "modern" in some respects - others may know better, but I think fillet brazing was used in the 1940's/50's due to metal shortages (please feel free to correct me on this ).
Your best bet could be just to google fillet brazed bike images and see what looks similar :

http://www.hilarystone.com/frameset0.html

 

[Gadge1]

Frame looks quite "modern" in some respects - others may know better, but I think fillet brazing was used in the 1940's/50's due to metal shortages (please feel free to correct me on this ).
Your best bet could be just to google fillet brazed bike images and see what looks similar :

http://www.hilarystone.com/frameset0.html

yes you are correct in the metal shortage .. I have photos of the owner riding this when he was in his 20s, he was born in 1925 so definitely 40/50s lots of research done. The closest is Jack Taylor with it having hand painted box lining but the frame number doesn't correspond .. Hopefully someone will recognise it one day...

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

The seatstay treatment is very distinctive wth the long taper, at the top and there's also the fork crown that might give a clue as to who may have made it.
It just needs the right person with the right knowledge to see the pictures and think "I know what that it!" Almost certainly the product of a small scale outfit, someone working out the back of a bike shop or similar cottage industry set up.