This is my Grandpa’s Raleigh bicycle apparently with two frame numbers: 2747 and 210295 P. I don’t know the exact age of the bike but Gran remembers Grandpa visiting her in 1946 on it when he left the Army aged 29.
As far as I can tell, the bike is in pretty much original condition, other than the reflectors, which are a recent addition!
After one of the inner tubes broke its valve in 2009, I found that the old one was stamped “Ministry of Supply – War Grade Rubber”, evidently still the original inner tube (With a grand total of 28 patches over repaired punctures).
Both bikes were well used when Gran and Grandpa were younger, but when they moved house in 1995 the bikes were handed over to Mum and Dad, and haven’t been used as much since. They get an annual dusting and oiling to keep them running and both are still great bikes!
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- Registration
- N/A
- Chassis type
- Raleigh "All-Steel Bicycle"
- Date new
- 1946 or possibly slightly earlier