speaking of fillets, what's the history?

[eddief]

is this a modern technique for making frames or did they do this in the old days? is the lug way older or have they grown up together? fillets seem modern.

[e-RICHIE]

is this a modern technique for making frames or did they do this in the old days? is the lug way older or have they grown up together? fillets seem modern.
it goes back at least to the 1940s atmo.
stevep's was there.

[old_school]

an interesting bit on schwinn (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/schwinn-braze.html) and fillet brazed frames

[Fixed]

e-richie invented it
imho cheers