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2.1kg is really good for a decent steel frame.

The frame look great if a little odd, look like an audax frame but I never seen modern one with the lamp holder!

The weight is not bad, but I have two lighter similarly sized steel frames to compare to, weighing over 1.9kg and over 1.8kg - though those are columbus life and spirit respectively.

I'd think the frame is intended for audax and lightweight touring, and that's what the previous owner told he's mainly used it for. It has eyelets for mudguards and a rear rack, yet the geometry seems to be pretty sportive. Rear should fit a 28mm tyre with a mudguard.

Donohue was a good builder, a pity about their lack of organization though.

It would be interesting to know more, a few cursory google searches haven't turned up too much info.

The lamp bracket and long fork offset suggest to me that the fork doesn't belong to the frame

Well, the fork paint matches the frame perfectly and I'd guess that the frame finish is original. The photo angle may exaggerate the fork offset a bit. Is a lamp bracket so much of an anachronism that someone custom ordering one in 80s or 90s would be unlikely?

But I suppose it's on the wrong side for right-hand side traffic anyway :)

Yep, switch it out for some carbonz. That'll shed a few grams.

Carbon fork is not a bad call, though 1" would of course limit the options somewhat. Still, I'll be trying out the current fork first.