Reynolds HM tubing came out in 1933 so the catalogue predates that. The butted tubing would have I think only been A quality - transfers were supplied by Reynolds proclaiming a bike to be built from Reynolds A quality tubing.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
> From: "Mark Bulgier" <Mark@bulgier.net>
> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:07:46 -0700
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "David Ross" <dlr94306@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [CR] early-20s(?) Reynolds Tube Company catalog scans available on
> the web
>
>
> I am pretty thrilled by this catalog, scanned and sent in by David Ross
> - thanks Dave!
>
> It's Reynolds cycle tubing, featuring double-butted tubes (along with
> plain gauge and shaped tubes), apparently before "HM" or "531" were
> invented. The frame decal pictured just says "Guaranteed Built With
> REYNOLDS' PATENT BUTTED TUBES."
>
> They proudly proclaim that the tubes are drawn from "the finest Swedish
> Steel" (!?!) They give the carbon content of the A- and B-quality plain
> gauge tubes, but not of the butted tubes. (I think it might be just the
> same as the A-quality seamless plain gauge tubes) Sounds like the
> manganese and other alloying elements came along later - these are just
> carbon steel.
>
> Dave pegs the catalog as early 20s vintage - anyone know for sure? I
> have heard that HM came out in 1924, so that might be the upper limit
> for this one.
>
> Check it out:
> http://bulgier.net/
>
> Bound to answer a lot of questions, and raise a bunch more.
>
> Mark Bulgier
> Seattle WA USA