Newby post. I have been given a wooden wheel track bike, in only partly awful shape. The wheels are toast, broken and severely warped. Only one tiny, mostly indecipherable mark on one of them. But I love a challenge, so I'm considering a restoration on it. The crank is a Williams, 1936 from the "H" date code, 1" skip link. The frame has a serial number that starts with 37 (followed by 51062), so I believe it is a 1937 frame. The hubs and BB have oil cups and are in nice shape - grunge protected. The rest of the bike is rusty, but seems structurally sound. I can see no other identification on the frame. All the drive parts are stamped Brampton and look original. I find no head badge holes. I believe it has been repainted, but what paint detail is visible is in the two photos, BB and headtube. High resolution - 56K users beware! There is a casting mark near the serial number on the BB. They are 2 small rectangles, like and equals sign (=) which run in the direction of the chain stays.
Is identification possible from this? If I can determine the manufacturer and how the frame should be painted in restoration, then I would probably proceed. Wooden wheels (even if 700s) would be a nice finishing touch, but that is way down the line.
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David Leef
Delafield, WI USA