[CR]Ephgrave dating

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot:PY-10)

From: "Norris Lockley" <Norris.Lockley@btopenworld.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 01:27:52 +0100
Subject: [CR]Ephgrave dating

In an earlier thread Jerome and Elizabeth Moos enquired about an Ephgrave of "dubious" origins, knowing that there might be good copies around. I have copied various marques but never an Ephgrave because I never particularly liked the lugwork.. and because no one ever asked for one.

However there was a builder in Harrogate, Steve Elsworth, formerly the foreman builder for MKM, who set up in his own right when MKM shut down Steve built very largely for other shops, but did build many under his brand OMEGA ( long before Mark Joint adopted the name) and later under his own name..

In the late 70s/early 80s Steve came across a cache of EKLA lugs and crowns and, at the request of a number of clients, produced a few copies of Len's No1 frames, but none ever carried any other transfer than "Elsworth"

If, by a long shot your's is one of these, you can rest assured that it will be of the very highest quality.

Norris Lockley.. in Settle where the water is still rising, after the wettest August on record.