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I must've imagined that Dawes with the same lugs as after trawling through the catalogue on VCC nothing remotely similar has popped up.
I'd spotted the chrome, the rear dropout are very similar too. Is that the slightest hint of a decal under the paint on the headtube? ...Gotta hope someone rescues it.
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I think Maclean’s might be the only frames I’ve seen with those tongues on the lugs, but I’m no expert. One popped up on Retrobike a while back, probably about 2 years ago now, which had a very long tongue top and bottom. I’d be interested to see that Dawes if you happen to find it.
I’d suggest a giveaway might be the clip headset. Very very few builders were using these outside the late 30s. I know Parkes were using them into the 50s for whatever reason. Looks like that ‘46 Maclean’s on Classic Lightweights has a head clip and this one does too. Plus the Russ fork and we can see a bit of chrome on the crown under the chipped paint. Very slack seat tube. I don’t think the chain guard belongs with the frame but I do think the frame belongs with the early fork.
It’s interesting. I’d definitely have it if I had space and time to pick it up.