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That's a campagnolo Gran Sport braze-on on the down tube though though, so likely mid 50s i'd say. They only seemed to be around for a few years
jeff80-
That's a campagnolo Gran Sport braze-on on the down tube
Interesting - you mean the shifter bosses? They could have been added later, I’m pretty sure it’s not in its original paint. They certainly aren’t ‘nicely’ brazed on like the rest of the frame is.
Regarding the maroon/brown on the steerer, it’s red oxide. Yellow spray goes about halfway up the steerer and the splatter size tells me it was a viscous paint that didn’t come out of a spray can. I think it’s enamel rather than cellulose, but no real way of telling without scraping some back and having a sniff.
I thought I’d spotted some evidence of the original colour, which is a pale powder blue behind one of the shifter bosses, but actually the close-up picture suggests that pale blue is on top of the yellow and not underneath it.
Jonny69
Looks like it!
So it looks like it is actually a Blue Riband then. The fork crown is correct and the lugwork on the frame is consistent with other pics of Blue Ribands. That also means it’s quite a bit earlier than I thought.