I have found a box of items in my "vast collection" dating from 1949, among the items is an arm band with no.21 on it. The arm band lettering is in red so I have to assume that no.21 was a rider in that years Senior Race.

Can anyone help me to idenify the rider please ?

Could it be one of the Brett brothers ?

Larry will know and if he doesn't I'll eat my hat

Try this
http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/...race_seq=7

The rider was Charlie Brett, brother of better-known Jack.



He retired on the fifth lap of the Senior on his 350 Velocette. He had finished 23rd in the Junior on the same machine.

Well done Bill - happy to finish second!

Sorry Cargo, but I've only just logged in - I've been working on Tandragee paperwork all day, and you know what that means . . . . . .

Ian - surely you have all your programmes in your archives???

Excellent Bill well done...............and on the grounds that Larry didn't get it.................

Oh Larry, you will surprised that my present "Vast collection" started only after meeting the great Geoff Duke in 1950 and I then began my idolising phase and also began to be a hoarder of all things TT.

My Dad was pit attendant for the Bretts in 1949 so I wanted it confirmed that this armband was related to Charlie. The armband is in red lettering so to me that signifies the Senior.

However I am embarrassed to tell you that my 1949 year collection is not as big as my 1950 year collection, for instance I do not even have a programme from 1949 ! (anybody got one please ?)

The loft collection has grown in a big way since then !!

Wouldn't surprise me if Larry has 2 1949 programmes

No 1949 programme here, but there are quite a few others:-

http://www.biker-gifts.co.uk/ttprogrammes.htm

In 1949, Ian, there was a separate programme for each race day, and indeed this system, which had operated since at least the 1920s, continued until 1952 which was the first year of a single programme for the entire event.

I have, for 1949, Monday's programme (Junior) and Friday's (Lightweight & Senior) but I'm missing Wednesday's (Clubmans).

Sadly, I have only one of each!