Hilary, as a point of interest, the R O Harrison catalogue you lent me entitled "Horticultural Hall, 1934", refers to the Lyta model having Reynolds Hiduminium RR 56 handlebars, and Reynolds RR 56 seat pillar.
Neil Foddering Weymouth, England
>From: Hilary Stone <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
>To: David Ross <dlr94306@yahoo.com>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Reynolds HM Tubing AND NOW Reynolds Seat Posts
>Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:35:55 +0100
>
>When I was going through the show reviews and checking the information on
>Reynolds HM tubing I also came across the announcement for Reynolds
>Hiduminium parts - which was just a year later - in November 1933.
>Strangely
>I'd always thought it came out in 35, the same as 531 tubing, perhaps the
>components were not readily available immediately after the announcement.
>Over the next few days I will see if I can find further reference to
>Reynolds Hiduminium parts - I do have a 30s Reynolds catalogue covering
>specifically the Hiduminium stuff and will see if it is dated. What was
>most
>innovative about these parts was that they were available anodised in
>colours - I have a bar and stem set which are in their original black
>anodising! The Hiduminium parts continued to be available until after WWII
>and some like the seat posts into the 1950s.
>
>Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
>
>
> > From: David Ross <dlr94306@yahoo.com>
> > Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:23:48 -0700 (PDT)
> > To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: [CR]Reynolds HM Tubing AND NOW Reynolds Seat Posts
> >
> > Ted Baer wrote:
> >
> > "Hello everyone. I sold a Reynolds engraved seat post
> > about three years ago on ebay. I am assuming it was
> > made by the same Reynolds company that made and sold
> > the tubing that we have all come to know.
> >
> > Does anyone know what year these posts were produced?"
> >
> > I would also like to know when Reynolds began producing aluminum (and
> > Hiduminium) tubes for bicycle seat posts (like Ted's) and handlebars.
>The
> > 1920s catalog I scanned for Mark Bulgier's site (thank you for hosting
>it,
> > Mark!) list seatposts ("SEAT PILLAR STEMS & BUILT UP SEAT PILLARS/To
>standard
> > patterns or special requirements) and handlebars among their offerings
>in
> > steel.
> >
> > Dave Ross
> > Portola Valley, CA USA