Mark: There are only about three Cognoscenti known to still exist of the supposed twenty five originally built. I do know of one Cognoscenti in the states, and I'm not sure if it's listed on the Hetchin's Register. The only problem with the Hetchins Register which Len Ingram now possesses, is that thirty percent of the frames in the registry with frame numbers have no model name corresponding. Another way to explain this is that each page contains serial numbers for frames produced up until the 1960s, about thirty percent of the serial numbers have no model name printed next to the number so it's impossible to know how many of each frame was ever produced. Len constantly updates the registry to fill in the blanks. The frame that Mick Butler wrote about is a 40s Competition. It can be identified as early 40s by looking at the top eyes.
Peter Naiman Boston, Mass
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> From: "Mark Stevens" <mountgerald@btopenworld.com>
> Date: 2003/11/02 Sun PM 05:55:07 EST
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: [CR]Re: Hetchins ID
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> There was one called the "Cognoscenti" which has small fussy lugs. I know
> this because Chris Grange at Bakers Bikes in |Bishops Stortford had a few
> sets of unused lugs. They were not popular apparently. A friend of mine
> bought a set and had a frame built up a few years ago.
> Mark Stevens, Dingwall. Scotland