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Thanks, Paint is original, the rims are wood made by Guisallio. There is a chain keeper mounted on the seat tube that works to keep the chain on the chainring. Shifting is not bad for such an old system - you soft pedal forwards and over shift to throw the chain into the next gear then back it off into the indent on the shift lever. There is considerable flex in the bottom bracket if you stand up and mash the pedals. This causes the crank arm to contact the tension arm which in turn will cause the chain to lose purchase with the freewheel. It does ride very well if you spin smoothly and avoid overpowering it.
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I like the patina!
The paintwork looks original. A respray would take decades to achieve the same result.
Are those wood rims? Does the Osgear work reasonably well or does the chain tend to come off the chainring at the front?