John Bull rubber products

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John Bull rubber foot pegs were used on early pre war Vincent and even some of the early first B Rapides These John Bull rubber foot rests are available reproduced, but with no information from the sellers as to what they fit nor what the various John Bull numbers mean. Here is s crop of the 1954 John Bull catalog dealing with motorcycle rubber foot rests. It seems all the John Bull foot rest rubbers No1 thru No9 are the same  physical outside dimensions. The differences are in the bore of the rubber to fit various motorcycle pegs. The No10 rubber appears to be slightly longer. It has been stated that only 20-30 early B Rapides used this foot rest rubber and then a custom HRD rubber foot rest was put into production, but I am not sure of this B Rapide number. Anyone have any further info on this use of John Bull? Certainly there must be info on kick start rubber, shift lever rubber, cable tie straps, hand grips Please note that there were variety of John Bull rubber covers produced for motorcycle levers, other than "foot rest",  that used the same numbering scheme No1, No2.......... pillion foot rest, kick start, foot lever, all rubber pedals, foot change gear lever, maybe others I would note the wavy line below the the John Bull text. These John Bull foot rests are 4¾ in length while a standard HRD or Vincent rubber foot rest is 3¾ long.

John Bull rubber products is a name tossed around in the British vintage bike world, but with little documentation as to what was actually produced. Here is a crop of a page out of the 1954 John Bull catalog dealing with cable clips. You find that that the standard clip "S" was not only available in black , but a variety of colors with the non black generally used on bicycles. The  A, B, C, D, E rubber clips are never what is reproduced today, so it is worth a chuckle. The catalog page drawing shown here does not include the registered number or the PPat number molded into the clips. It is always nicer to see a Vincent with John Bull ties as opposed to common plastic zip ties. I wonder if the Red Rapides used red John Bull clips? If someone has a 1947-1953 John Bull catalog for these type parts, please contact me,  I would like to borrow for a scan. It would be nice to have a listing of where the John Bull cable ties are used on a Vincent. 4ea John Bull "S" type on RFM for wiring? 1ea John Bull "S" type on tank rear to hold wire harness? Handlebars? Maybe period photos to capture this cable tie detail? I am also looking for catalogs dealing with Miller electric, Smiths speedo, Feridax seats, Bowden levers, Britton pumps, Ewarts petcocks, Vokes filters, Exide batteries I would like to borrow catalog for scans.