Originally Posted by
bikingshearer
Not to speak ill of Reg Harris, who by all accounts was stronger'n hell, there is another at least partial possible explanation, and it involves somebody having a bad day with a brazing torch . . . .
You'd hope that the builder brazing a frame destined for Reg Harris would be especially careful. Still, in the days of British class resentment, especially on the part of the ragged-trousered philanthropists, i.e., the workers exploited to subsidize the leisure of the upper classes, the Raleigh factory would have had its share of tools downed and poorly performed work.