That particular comment was one of Ken Denny's ... I really know very little about the Gillott frames ... other than owning one from what is most likely the Edwardes of Camberwell days.
My main interest is in Ron Cooper, but I'm trying to gain a better historical perspective by learning as much as I can about A.S. Gillott.
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Steven L. Sheffield stevens at veloworks dot com veloworks at mac dot com aitch tee tea pea colon [for word] slash [four ward] slash double-you double-yew double-ewe dot veloworks dot com [four word] slash
> From: Bob Reid <bob.reid@btconnect.com>
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:13:57 +0000
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Some more Gillott snippets
>
> Steven wrote ;
>
>> The nicest Gillotts, in my opinion, are the early ones from 47-52. These
>> used the high tolerance Oscar Egg spear-point lugs, and wonderful sweeping
>> fork blades, on both oval and round. At this time they also produced
>> framesets of tapered tubesets with "British Made" bottom bracket sets.
>>
>> Steven L. Sheffield
>
> Do you mean the Bottom Bracket shell or the BB axle etc. If it's the shell,
> are they the same as these ?
>
> http://www.velostuf.com/
>
> The ones I often see - marked 'British Made' & 'GR 23 V LS' - Can anyone put
> a manufacturers name to these - Brampton, Cyclo ?
>
> Thanks to John Barron of velostuf.com for the link!