<<Mark, never heard of that maker but what is a "celluloid paint job"? >>
I knew the moment I wrote "celluloid paint job" that it was exposing myself as a noob. My LBS owner referred to the paint as being of cellulose and 'unlike modern paint'. Cellu*loid* was a slip of the keys.
Mark Lawrence Oxford United Kingdom
________________________________ From: oroboyz@aol.com [oroboyz@aol.com] Sent: 13 August 2009 16:39 To: Mark Lawrence; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR] Has anyone heard of Clifton Cycles?
<<...There are few clues about the frame. It has curly ornate lugs. A celluloid paint job. Possibly 1950s.>>
Mark, never heard of that maker but what is a "celluloid paint job"?
Dale
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Lawrence <mark.lawrence@firstreadthis.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Thu, Aug 13, 2009 11:28 am Subject: [CR] Has anyone heard of Clifton Cycles?
The owner of my LBS has a nice looking vintage cycle in his lock-up garage. It has decals and head badge of 'Clifton Cycles'.
I can't find anything on the web about this marque. I suspect that it there was a shop called 'Clifton Cycles' possibly that rebadged the work of another frame builder.
There are few clues about the frame. It has curly ornate lugs. A celluloid paint job. Possibly 1950s. At some point it was equipped with Campagnolo parts.
I thought I would check here just in case.
best
Mark lawrence
Oxford
United Kingdom