Re: [CR] Women frame builders

(Example: Framebuilders:Doug Fattic)

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:44:36 -0500
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Message: 5 Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 19:01:53 -0500 From: Robert Clair <r.clair@cox.net> Subject: [CR] Women frame builders To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID: <007101ca8c07$f52060c0$0202a8c0@Dell> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original

... an early/mid brocure from Davidson in Seattle showed a young lady brazing on a pair of bottle mounts. wonder where that situation went. ... and did not georgeina terry make some at the beginning ... or was that all not jobbed out. robert clair alexandria, va

What a memory, Robert! Leanne was trained as a jeweler and did some great finishing work for us for a couple years. We also had a very talented female painter for a couple years, and have had several good female mechanics and sales people over the years. People move on...

I haven't read all the posts related to this thread - Did anyone mention Pat Hanlon? Read about her in Classiclightweights.co.uk. I have a very lovely example of her work. To be fair, she employed talented workers to build them in her shop, much as we and many other frame shops do. I am told mine may have been the work of Bill Hurlow. Will post on my flickr site when I get some paint on it.

Bob Freeman
Elliott Bay Bicycles
2116 Western Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
206-441-8144
http://www.elliottbaybicycles.com
http://www.davidsonbicycles.com