For Sale: Pre-war John S Butler lightweight (22in)

beautiful machine, lugwork is very similar to my 1949 Webster of Chesterfield(Derbyshire), very similar layout with reflector/lighting 'eye' on offside rear seatstay.
My machine is here http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/bikes/webster-rb.html, the lugs are called the Corinthian pattern after the Greek helmet of the same name, look at the head lugs front on you'll see why!

I've seen your 1949 Webster on that site. It's a lovely machine and great to see it in its original finish. I have several of my machines on the Classic Lightweights site and occasionally write contributions, including the pages on Bates of London and on Nervex lugs.

Many lightweight makers used the same proprietory lug castings of course and they would often re-shape the rough castings to produce unique designs as well as to lighten them. There were often similarities between different marques.