Bates must have been ahead of the game then, because my pre-War Club model has the lamp boss on the right side. What thread are those things anyway?
Craig Montgomery in Tucson .......... where I learned today that a
Sturmey-Archer AM is not very good for climbing hills especially in 105
degrees
> ----- Original Message -----
> Oddly, it was not mandated by the MoT to have cycle lamps on the righthand
> side until 1949. Prior to this cycles had the lamp brackets on the
> lefthandside. Why? Apparently club riders preferred to illuminate the side
> of the road rather than the middle of it. Helpful for spotting badgers
ready
> to make a beeline from hedgerows I guess. By the late 1940s being seen by
> oncoming motor traffic was more important.
>
> Thus if you have a '48 Clubman or RRA, you'll have (or have to find) rare
> lefthand brackets. RRA's had pegs on both fork blades but not Clubmans.
>
> Peter Kohler
> Washington DC USA