Hilary Stone wrote:
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> (snip)What you can see on the lower head lug is a grease nipple, > a common fitting on pre-war British bikes.
Hilary,
I don't know if this was common on early post-WWII British bikes too, but my 1954 Hetchins Vade Mecum also has the grease nipple on the lower head lug (left side). My 1954 Gillotts do not have this fitting.
Chuck Schmidt
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