Buckley Brothers - 1948.

I currently have an overwhelming compulsion to purchase any 1940s frame I come across.
My latest one is a Buckley Brothers. Seller's photographs -

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Final for now -

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The chain stays are Triangulated and will post further photographs when it arrives.

From research the Dartmouth Rd address on the head badge was first used from 34' and the Triangulated stays were first introduced in 37'.

Bill Philbrook also had an apprenticeship with this company.

I have also been in touch with Paul Buckley (VCC enthusiast) and provided him with photos and frame No 25248 and asking whether they could identify the model.

Paul quickly got back in touch with -

I am increasingly certain that the 5-digit post-war numbers have the year as the last two digits so yours would be 1948 and the frame looks right for that.

4 digit prewar numbers are still a mystery. It will probably be happiest with 26" wheels but it could have been built for either size at that time.

I suggest you buy a Cycling Magazine for that year as there are normally a couple in eBay. Build would have been what was available in the period of export quotas.

I see little or no similarity in Buckley frames apart from the Triangular chainstays and the gorgeous head badge.

There is not a huge amount of information on this frame builder on line -

https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/classic_builders/buckley-bros

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Buckley_main.htm

The superb decal supplier H Lloyd cycles have decals for this frame builder.

They have a D/T decal as the current ones fitted appears incorrect.

They have a S/T decal which matches the H/T badge and they also have a further S/T decal which detail the patent for the chain stays.

https://h-lloyd-cycles.myshopify.com/pages/search-results-page?q=buckley+cycles

Evelyn Hamilton was part of the advertising for a 30s Buckley frame.

Hamilton's achievements and life story are very interesting -
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/classic_builders/hamilton-evelyn-cyclist-and-heroine