Titan Fork

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Interesting, when /where were Ekla in business?
never looked under the crown on this machine before. Will do so at next available opportunity.

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Have never found much hard data on this manufacturer or their products.

From what have observed would guess their time of play to be "thirties to early sixties" but that is only a guess based upon smallish sample size... A fair number of makers in your land employed their bits during the immediate postwar years.

Siting was Belgium.

This is a case where a reading knowledge of Flemish/Dutch wouldst likely be of value. Have the impression firm Flemish rather than Francophone.

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/ekla-clarke-components.html

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Benelux/Ekla_lugs.htm

There is a forum discussion of EKLA products with numerous photo examples on this forum page -

http://veloretrocourse.proboards.com/thread/325/raccords-couronnes-boites-crowns-bbshells?page=6}http://veloretrocourse.proboards.com/thread/325/raccords-couronnes-boites-crowns-bbshells?page=6

TITAN note -

the owner of this 1950's era Gaston Lapierre randonneur reports the cycle's frame tubing to be marked FOBUR whilst its steerer is stamped TITAN.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/91598595@N08/sets/72157684953270166/with/34150431193/

NB - AFAIK there be no connection betwixt Titan of Belgium, maker of stems/bars/saddle pillars and Titan of France frame tubing.
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