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@Rik_Van_Looy
re: Bar shape, random bit of trivia, despite a teutonic surname apparently Jack Lauterwasser came from London.
Considering your usual aversion to drops and apparently endless supply of North Road bars It may be worth considering DIY - I know you have some good craft skills, you could fill a pair of North Roads with sand, whack the endplugs in, make some chuck jaws and a bending stick (e.g. a 2' length of 2"x2" with a suitably placed hole to give leverage and bishboshbash the world of handlebar shapes is your (slightly risky) oyster.
I'd imagine you're probably familiar with both of these stems which would be about right in terms of period correctness...
1) Stedlocks' Hetchins
http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad131/stedlocks/C4CDCF7A-DF5F-43BA-AB70-4567F6C1DAB3-12077-000006DFEEDABC0C_zps15d4304b.jpg
2) My Dads Gillott
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/72712370/2012-09-24%2017.37.11.jpg