Help with ageing bike - confusing part ages

[Tony Raynor]

Hi there,
I'm just restoring a humber cycle from the 1950's (not the duplex fork one). I'm getting confused trying to date it as I have conflicting data from the aw hub and the lever and head badge.

1. Head badge mention HM the king so it's 1952 or before.
2. Sturmey archer lever is the the GC3A model which was 1953 to 1956
3. This is the weird one, the AW hub has no year and just says patent (see this link to one sold on eBay which is exactly the same as the one I have). The hub is on a raleigh westrick rim, but the bike has cable brakes and not rod.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-S...bike-bicycle-hub-gears-40-holes-/380638523549

Usually the stranger items are all newer so I might have a guess that the back wheel was from another bike. On the net, the aw no year hubs are supposed to be wartime but I can't get verification.

Anyone else seen one of these and have any info.

Will post pictures when I am allowed.

Thanks for any help.

Tony

 

[Tony Raynor]

Just realised could link the eBay of the bike which I bought

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-S...bike-bicycle-hub-gears-40-holes-/380638523549

Might help someone.

Cheers

Tony

 

[alecstilleyedye]

bike may have been upgraded with later bits. back in the day, it was cheaper to buy a bike frame and build it up, as complete bikes attracted tax but parts did not…

 

[Tony Raynor]

Thanks for that info. At least I can narrow the date down between 1940 and 1953. It's still a fair age and us currently off to get the paintwork stripped and powder coated as the frame was quite rusty in places. I'll post some pics soon when it comes back. Busy cleaning the other parts, but it's a long slow process lol.