Baines started building frames in the late 1920s but the Flying Gate design for which they were famous did not arrive until 1935 - it was made until the early 1950s. 576 is a pre-war frame probably made around 1937/8.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
> From: "airart4@juno.com" <airart4@juno.com>
> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:10:07 GMT
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]What Was First Year Of Baines Production?
>
>
> Jay,
>
> Thanks for the information. The reason I asked this question is because I went
> into the CR archives and noticed that there was a post from Hilary Stone who
> said 1935 was the start date for Baines. I have also been told that serial
> numbers started from #100.
>
> Look forward to hearing from any other Baines aficionados.
>
> Mike Short,
> Austin TX.
>
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