IIRC, Morrows were prized among the proto-mountain bikers (klunker riders) for their indestructability. Sure looks like it's got some cojones! I have a Morrow brake lever that I found in the garage of my old house & it fits the Bendix hubs. I may use it on a build someday, just to see if anyone notices...either that, or wear it around my neck on a chain :wink: When were they made anyways?
BTW, if you've got any more pics of your dad's shop, by all means, please post!!! I love these little windows into the past. Like the bit about how he had to scavenge chains & innertubes--amazing. Knowing what I know about scrap drives & rations & all the sacrifices people made back then, it doesn't surprise me, but contrast that with nowadays. Even though the country is at war & at least where I am, the economy sucks, working class people will throw away a bike that needs almost nothing & just go to Wallyworld & buy another one, (made in China) & put it on their credit card & think nothing of it...ok, sorry folks starting to rant here...but am I right?