I've been quite interested in Douglas handlebar levers lately. Sad, isn't it?
Anyway, I have come across a small collection of Douglas/AMAC/Bowden levers of the type used on early 2 3/4s, say in the veteran era. The first picture shows a couple of these, with quite a small body, a spacer shaped to fit the handlebar, and a single bolt to hold it in place. My understanding is that these levers were a Bowden design, licensed to AMAC who sold them with their carburettors. Since early Douglases used AMAC carbs, this double lever is what I would call a "veteran Douglas lever". However I don't have access to much early Douglas literature, so can someone confirm?
Now to the questions:
1. Did Douglas ever use this lever with the handlebar clamp (rather than the single bolt though a hoe drilled through the handlebar)?
2. What magneto lever was used on Douglases of the 1913-14 period? There was a matching single lever made by AMAC/Bowden designed to be inward-opening on the left bar (for the magneto advance/retard), but other than the one in the second photo I have never seen another! If they were commonly used by Douglas, I would have expected to see more at 40 years of swap meets...
Thanks
Leon