[CR]Williams Chainset timeline

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Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:52:58 -0800 (PST)
From: "Peter Naiman" <hetchinspete1@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Williams Chainset timeline

I'm suprised with all the interest among CR listers into Brittish cycles this hasn't drawn more discussion. I received the following email from Neil Foddering of the CR about the C34 and 1200, and also found information on the C34 in a 1958 Kerry's Cycle Trade Catalogue which list a number of Williams Chainset including the C34. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My 1920 Brown Brothers Catalogue doesn't include the C34, but my 1932 one does. A wide gap, I'm afraid, but I don't have anything in between.

The 1200 came out in 1939 (at least, it appears in the 1939 Brown Brothers and Holdsworth "Aids" catalogues for thst year, and not in the 1938 "Aids" or East London Rubber Co catalogues. The 1939 "Aids" catalogue describes it as "The latest all-steel set...".

Both models are listed in the 1967 "Aids", but the 1969 edition states "Williams have discontinued manufacture of steel sets..." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mick, Norris and all others in the UK, can you provide any additional help with this ?

Peter Naiman Glendale, WI

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