What is this?

[biaxialstone]

Hey guys,

Trying to identify and value this old tandem. The light is a German manufacturer, "Radsonne".
Brakes and hubs are stamped with "Sturney-Archer".
Headset is stamped with "Brampton"

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Any help appreciated,

Thanks much
Andrew

 

[Freqman1]

I would think with the equipment this is a British built tandem. Are the cranks/chainrings marked? On the SA hubs should be some date codes--see a number(s)? Unless this is a custom built piece by one of the high end builders I doubt it has much collector value. V/r Shawn

 

[biaxialstone]

Nothing on the cranks or chainrings, all I see on the hubs are FLB3 and RLB4

 

[bricycle]

Welcome to the CABE!

 

[biaxialstone]

Welcome to the CABE!

Thanks!

 

[biaxialstone]

anyone else have any ideas?

 

[dnc1]

Cranks look like "Williams", check out "Dating Williams Cranks" thread here on the cabe.

 

[dnc1]

I think it may be a "Hercules" model, they used that distinctive,curvy front handlebar stem, Williams chainsets and very similar saddles.
Here's a catalogue image from 1937and an advertisement from around the same time.....

The only real difference is where the pump braze-ons are on your example.
Check out the excellent V-CC online library to see more Hercules catalogues:
veterancycleclublibrary.org.uk