Hello Marc and Sean,
I have attached 2 pages from the 1948 Constrictor catalogue, showing the low flange hubs and wingnuts offered, and one from the 38 showing their Circum spoking,. I dont think they produced high flange hubs, but pre-war offered what they called Circum Spoking, which could give the appearance of high flange when built. I dont think your hub is one of those.
Peter Brown, Lincolnshire, England
Hi Sean,
Yes they did. I recently sold a Constrictor alloy low flange hub on eBay. It was marked "Constrictor" on the barrel. No wingnuts.
Marc St. Martin
Livermore, CA
-----Original Message-----
>From: Sean Flores <seaneee175@gmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 3, 2007 8:52 PM
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR]Constrictor Hubs?
>
>Went parts digging today at a local shop and came up with an old large
>flange track hub. No markings anywhere except for a couple of odd
>looking wing nuts marked constrictor. These are nothing like the
>normal wing nuts from that era. There are flat and square. As for the
>hubs, pretty large flanges ala Airlite. Unlike airlite, these hubs are
>all alloy, single piece shells. The ends of the flanges form a
³v² shape,
vs. a flat end.
There is also an oil clip.
>
>Any ideas, I didn¹t think that constrictor made hubs?
>
>
>Sean Flores