What year is it?

Agent 86 (anthonyr(at)aqua.civag.unimelb.EDU.AU)
Wed, 06 May 1998 11:41:18 +1000

>Marks on the
>gear are
>
> 9 x 35 12 3 69
>
>Which I take to mean 9 x 35 teeth (3.89 rear) manufacture date of Dec 3 1969.
>
>Is this right?
>
>Mike Fisher

Just a short note: I think the English date things the same way as we do in Australia which makes the manufacture date: 12th of March 1969.

AJR.