Alan Woods' photos

Above: Figure 10. There were five styles of Johnny Berry down tube lettering. STYLE 2 appeared on early frames; it was created by cutting off "& Bentley" from Style 1 lettering (8). STYLE 3 down tube lettering was introduced in 1948, replacing Style 2; Style 3 was commonly used until the mid-1960s and, less often, afterwards (photo by Rick Hart). STYLE 4 lettering first appeared in 1957; it was used on down tubes as an alternative to Style 3, and was also used on top tubes in conjunction with Style 3 or Style 5 down tube lettering (photo by Bob Hovey). STYLE 5 first appeared in the early-1960s as an alternative to Styles 3 and 4 (11). After the mid-1960s, Style 5 was commonly used, appearing on 2 in every 3 frames. STYLE 6 might have been intended primarily for track frames, but was rarely, if ever, used (photo by Rick Hart).

Above: Figure 7. TOP and MIDDLE ROWS: Typical fork crowns of Johnny Berry framesets: (A1) Twin plate crown on a 1951 child's single speed frameset with round fork blades (photo: MOSI). (A2) Chromed twin plate crown on a 1954 road/path fork with round blades (photo by Rick Hart). (B1) Ekla crown on a 1954 road fork with oval blades. Windows in the crown's side decorations compliment those in the Oscar Egg SC lower head lug (photo by Chris Crocoll). (C1) Vagner crown with fish mouth side decorations mimic the swirls of the Oscar Egg SC head lugs on a 1958 road fork with oval blades (photo by Alan Woods). (C2) Chromed Vagner DP crown on a 1967 road fork with oval blades and a chevron on both shoulders (photo by Rick Hart). (C3) Vagner crown with spearpoint side decorations on a 1973 road fork with oval blades. BOTTOM ROW: Examples of atypical and special fork crowns used on Johnny Berry framesets: (D1) Vagner crown with very long spearpoint side decorations on a 1965 road fork with oval blades. (D2) Ekla crown featuring fleurs-des-lis on Johnny Berry 's 1953 show bicycle (photo by Bob Hovey).

Above: Figure 6. TOP ROW: Only 3 lug sets were widely used by Berry from 1950 until the end of production in 1974: (A1) Oscar Egg Super Champion lugs (photo by Rick Hart). (A2) Nervex Professional lugs (photo by Toni Theilmeier). (A3) Prugnat Type-S lugs (photo by Guy Taylor). BOTTOM ROW: Not all frames were built with the 3 common lug sets pictured in the top row. Pictured in the bottom row are two examples of atypical lugs: (B1) Berry’s 1953 display frame featured delicate, hand-cut, symmetrical fleurs-des-lis and fretwork (photo by Bob Hovey). (B2) Berry used Prugnat 62/S lug sets to build a few frames, including this 1969 road frame (Photo by Colin Petty).

Above: Figure 2. TOP PHOTO: General view of the east side of Wilmslow Road and Berry's shop in April, 1958 (photo: Manchester City Council (28)). MIDDLE PHOTO: In 1960, a gold Legnano frameset hung in a display window and the shop was an agent for Claud Butler, Raleigh, & Triumph bicycles, and stockist of GB components & John Bull tyres. BOTTOM PHOTO: In 1971, display windows featured an orange Bob Jackson frame and ads for Ron Kitching's "Everything Cycling", Michelin tyres, & Clément tyres; note blue Johnny Berry bicycle parked outside (photo by Alan Woods).