Amazing shop bike! early 1960's Carlton with International lug set

We have some pretty cool bikes in the shop's collection.

This is one of my favorites. It is an early 1960's Carlton. There are a couple reasons why I like this bike. First of course is the international lug set. Extremely ornate and well filed / thinned. The seat cluster with the ornate wrap over seat stays are quite elegant. The paint scheme is really sharp and the decals are the nicest I have ever seen from Carlton (in my opinion). The fork crown echoes the ornate lugs nicely. Borrowing a bit from Hetchins treatment perhaps but still all their own.The only thing that's missing is an arching rear brake bridge. I would not call the stays "pencil" but they are nice and thin.

I compare this bike at first glance to a Saluki, not the Rivendell bike, the dog. Very elegant and svelte. The second thing I like is that all the components are from smaller  British parts maker at the time. The British Hub Co. Airlite hubs, Williams crank set,  Benelux derailleurs and shifters, Mansfield saddle, GB Coureur 66' brakes, GB Superhood brake levers with hoods, and GB Maes bars. This is before Raleigh bought everything and is a nice example of what was available at the time from smaller firms doing their thing. So the overall picture is the last gasp of sorts of smaller British frame building and components. Enjoy!

Nordstjernan Wiklund Swedish bicycle

This Nordstjernan Wiklund bicycle made in Stockholm Sweden was seen at a local bicycle swap meet a year or two ago. I had never seen the brand before and it had some interesting features, but also some signs of a more utilitarian bicycle, rather than the usual vintage lightweight that I like. It was equipped with Cyclo Benelux derailleurs but with an unusual one piece bottom bracket/crankset found on lower end American bikes. The bottom bracket was a smaller diameter than the American Ashtabula design and did not use a locknut in conjunction with an adjustable race on the non-driveside.
It also appeared to use a headclip design, like that found on British lightweights from the 1930s-1950s.
The frame was filet brazed or welded, lugless, and the joinery looked cumbersome, a production bike.

This aluminum "collar" appears to be an owner's ID, maybe Sweden followed a similar system as France in that the bikes had to have the owner's name on them?

Unique one piece bottom bracket crank.

Steel Titan stem and with aluminum handlebars stamped Tour de France S. Maes handlebars and Championnat du Monde M. Kint.  Sylvère Maes was a Belgian rider
Marcel Kint was also a Belgian rider and former World Champion cyclist.