They have never been used and as they were found alongside the frame it is assumed they went in the loft with it back in approx 1963/64.
Sachs, Made in France stamped hubs with Van Schothorst made in Holland rims, 27 x 1 1/4 . Rear hub stamped 7V W6, Front hub stamped T6. No glue, tape so have never been used and while have some slight sort of pitting starting they are in great condition, maybe need a re grease but on the jig they are straight as an arrow. Made by the Midlands Wheel Co LTD Birmingham.
Jamie
*** update 3/9/2019
It seems these wheels may not be related to the JT frame they came with. Been digging for clues with the help of the good people of Retrobike forum. The phone number on the decals is a newer style number, the lack of a date stamp on the Sachs hubs may put them pre 1985 so a bit of a mystery really. The rear has a nut/spacer put on that doesn't look like it belongs on there and this makes it 126mm whereas the frame is definitely 1963 and 120mm rear spacing. May possibly be completely unrelated to the frame. Nice wheels anyway.
Hi Jamie, I read some of your responses to a thread on Retrobike about 90's specialized sizing. You mentioned that you have some Specialized catalogs from the 90's. I was wondering if you could let me know the specifications and geometry of the 1995 Specialized Stumpjumper FS. Also, I was wondering if you'd be willing to share your catalog collection online somewhere. Retrobike and mtb-kataloge.de both have an incomplete selection of Specialized catalogs from the 90's. The catalogs are amazing to flip through and read! There's a site called vintage-trek.com that has a great collection of old Trek catalogs, and I've learned so much from reading them. But there's no similar site for Specialized. Thanks for your blog and your participation in those forums!
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