If you are planning to have a stripped floor i'd go with reclaim to stay true to the period and get a nice patina on them. Ebay is a great source for floorboards and you'll be able to narrow it down to someone nearer you, although there are lots of companies that will deliver nationally.

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Whitened oak is very different to whitened pine. Pine is very yellow and when whitened can go a bit pink. You can use Lye to bleach it, then white oil, then clear oil but it is a huge faff. You could try Osmo Raw, this would keep them pale but not go white. I wouldn't rush it, take time to really think about what will work and make sure images you look at are pine and not oak. Have just seen rona7770's they look great.

I agree, it will give a clean edge from the carpet to the floorboards.