Yes G indicates approx 1959-60.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
Ste Sanders wrote:
> I've checked the rear dropouts, and on the outside of the left dropout
> "G5662" is stamped. Does this help at all ? I'll have a look at stearer
> when I clean up the headset at the weekend.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen Sanders, Wolverhampton, UK
>
> Hilary Stone wrote:
>> Poyners was a shop in Leamington Spa - twenty five years ago I had a
>> Carlton International frame with what appeared to be original paint
>> and Poyners transfers - I would be pretty certain that Carlton sold
>> frames to Poyners for labelling with their own transfers. Carlton
>> frames normally have a frame number on the rear nearside dropout
>> starting with a single letter. Its worth checking the fork steerer
>> too. If no number is present it's quite possible Carlton did not
>> number the frames they sold to bike shops for their own name. This
>> frame I am sure is a Carlton from c1959-65 - the details are all very
>> Carltonish.
>>
>> Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
>>
>>
>> Stephen Sanders wrote:
>>> I recently was donated the below frame by my club to ride track
>>> league this
>>> year
>>>
>>> http://i3.photobucket.com/
>>>
>>> http://i3.photobucket.com/
>>>
>>> http://i3.photobucket.com/
>>>
>>> http://i3.photobucket.com/
>>>
>>> Does anyone have an idea of the maker or year ? The red colour is a
>>> bit of a
>>> sloppy re-spray, and Poyners is a now defunct bike shop in Wolverhampton
>>> (UK). The only identifing mark on the frame I can see is "HB" on the
>>> underside of the bottom bracket shell. The bottom bracket itself is
>>> Brampton.
>>>
>>> To try to tie in with the "HB" I emailed Henry Burton's, but it isn't
>>> one of
>>> theirs. John Burton mentioned the head lug looked similiar to one
>>> used by
>>> Crown in Birmingham, but I can't find anything about them on the web.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Stephen Sanders
>>>
>>> Wolverhampton, UK