Anyone have info on a early Ellis Champion?

[codydaniels]

Just got this today. It seems to be in great condition for it's age and very light. Can anyone tell me about them? I have searched the internet and found VERY little. By the looks I would say 30's It does have a grease fitting on the BB. As far as a serial number, all I can find is 9218 on the left side of the seat lug with the letters AJ directly under them and a 5 under the BB.

Anyone have info on this one or someplace on the web to look?

Thank you for any help you can give me.

 

[otherself]

Not much about them other than a small word on Hilary Stone's website:

Ellis Champion was a very old established frame builder from Fulham – his catalogues claimed they had been frame builders since 1897 and Percy Ellis finally packed up in the early 1960s.

 

[codydaniels]

Thank you

 

[otherself]

If your frame is pre-1935 and is light, its probably made from Accles & Pollock tubing.

 

[codydaniels]

Any guess on the year?

 

[otherself]

looks very 1920's to me

 

[chickendrumsticks]

If your frame is pre-1935 and is light, its probably made from Accles & Pollock tubing.

You may find any A&P identifier on the fork steerer. That frame at Hillary Stone looks very like yours.

 

[codydaniels]

I think it is the same frame but I did not get it from Hillary Stone. The pictures show a odd shaped paint chip on the upper head lug. Mine has the exact shaped one but it has been touched up. And a few others.