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Hedstrom was a company that made children's riding toys in the USA. The ET bike was made in 1982 and 83. In perfect condition they command good money.

It is a 1957 but not a newsboy. It is the lower one on this page of the 57 catalog.

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I'll be there. I will be bringing the1942 G519 that I posted recently. I have a pair of 28" Amish made wood rims, White 28" solid rubber display tires and a few other odds and ends. Maby bringing a Compax or two.

I used to do a lot of leather work. I've had success with both Neatsfoot Oil and Mink Oil.

It looks to be a tall frame. Possibly a factory custom not in the catalogs? It was not until 1920 that Columbia came out with the double top bar "Military" model but that had the horizontal bars much closer together.

Also, from the 1912catalog. I've been searching the catalogs from the early teens and cannot find a frame like this in any of them.

Here is the catalog image from 1912 for the model 212. Anyone here notice the frame difference?

The blue girls' bike is a model E5OT Streamline Girls Equipped. Probably 1940 give or take a year. It looks to be in excellent original condition. Unfortunately, most Girls bikes do not command a lot of money. My guess is that $150 would be top dollar for it. There simply is a lot of girls'...

The date code is L2

Adrian, There is too much red paint buildup to read the Morrow date code but I was able to remove the badge and it is steel. I removed the red rubber grip and there was red paint under it as well. This style grip seems too new to be 1940's but I could be wrong.

Thanks. I do a lot of searching for this type of thing. One key to it is not everyone knows what they have. This bike was listed as a 1949 based on the serial numbers listed on the net according to the seller. He obviosly mis-understud the serial number charts. Nobody else even bid on it so I...

Here are more detailed pictures of my new G519. I am surprised at how much of the original paint is still intact. The inside of the rims and underneath of the fenders never got the red housepaint treatment. I think these are the original pedals, maybe the experts can say if these early ones had...

This is a fairly rare prewar Compax. Even though the chaingaurd is not the catalog version it is year correct for a Columbia and the color and patina strongly suggest it is factory origanal. It was very common for the factory to substitute parts, maybe as a result of shortages or possibly a...

I just purchased the bike. I'll post more pictures once it arrives.

Here is the S/N

It looks like one but seems to have smooth frame joints. The serial number is MG49199.

Does anyone know if the early Westfield G519's made it out of the factory with the smooth brazed frame joints instead of the rough welds that are typical for most of them?

I've found them at my local bike shop in the past. Bring your rims with you to get a correct fit.

If you check out their website, they prohibit bicycles. vehicles, stamps, stock certificates, paper currency, coins, bicycles, tools, fossils. Glass fire extinguishers, ammunition, fireworks or any hazardous materials are not permitted. (From their website)

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I also have several other items in this set including milk pitcher, canister with lid, cigar ashtray and shavng cream canister. Im guessing of course on the intended purpose of each. They came in both red a blue graphics. Most in my collection have the crazing that yours has and I suspect that...

I believe it is a soap dish. I have one just like it.

I don't think an amber reflector would have been put on a rear fender by a manufacturer.

From the Columbia 1912 catalog.

The odd thing is 1953 was the first year for the 4 reflectors on each side of the rear carrier. 1950 thriugh 52 did not have them. If it is repainted it may have some incorrect or reproduction parts on it.

The placement of the headbadge rivet has nothing to do with pre vs post war in this case. I have quite a few Compax's that are postwar. The Westfield badged like yours have the rivets top and bottom. The Columbia badged bikes of the same year had the rivets on the sides, one slightly higher and...

It's defiantly post war civilian. It does have an incorrect sprocket. 1940's Compax's had 1 inch pitch or skiptooth sprockets and chains. A previous owner no doubt changed to a 1/2 inch pitch in order to use a modern rear wheel setup.

Nice fairly complete military model with the original correct military grips. It even has the origianl correct wood pedal block pedals. A great find! The serial number seems to indicate 1943 but the "L" bb code seems to indicate early 1944. There are a couple of other folks here that no doubt...

Right now it's looking like rain Thursday through Friday morning. If the forecast clears up I will be thinning my colection and bringing a few Compax Paratroopers, a Chainless or two and a one of a kind Columbia front and rear steer trick bike prototype. I have lots of original catalogs to bring...

Columbia used to guarantee their frames for life. They would just give you a new frame of the same style and it was up to you to change over all the parts. It may have been the wrong color or different decals, whatever they had in stock. Too bad they don't have a bicycle division anymore.

These were made from the mid 1920's through the early to mid 30's. Steinfeld was the company that retailed the children's line of bikes, tricycles and wagons for Columbia. Your bike looks to be a later one from the 30's. It's a very nice find,

Under "Home" "Research" check out Columbia History Archive" and all you need to know to identify year is there under the tandem section.

A hardware store from Richmond Va. named C.W.Pinnell Co. sold bikes under the the brand "Harley" (not Harley Davidson"). I have not seen this style badge from them but it may be a place to start your search.

I was going to say 1919 to 1920 as well. Almost identical to my 1921 with the exception of different handlebars.

The men's and ladies repops and the men's blue repop. Who's the guy with the red ones?

They did a light blue model as well. It has different decals on the frame and fork but otherwise the same as the red one.

It is indeed one of the repop bikes from the 90's as Catfish stated. Columbia made far less of the ladies models but they did make them.

The headlight is a reproduction from the 1941 reproduction run so it is not even the correct style or era. The rest looks to be correct. Without seeing the serial number based on the tank and chain guard it looks to be about 1960. It would be a Rambler model if it was Columbia badged.

These came with chrome wheels. I'm not aware of any Columbias from the 50's or 60's with black wheels.

I worked at Columbia in the late 70's and early 80's but I'm no frame builder.

Although this model was made as a "Military Model" they were sold for qualified civilian use as well. I have one that came from the Navel Air Base at Lakehurst N.J. Even so it was originally in wartime blackout and had a maroon frame. There was no added "Military" stamping, just factory stamping...

I talked to the vendor. He was selling it for someone else and they were dictating the price. It is a 1946 and he knew that it was not military. I told him that a 46 with plenty of condition issues was only worth $200 - $300 tops. Rarely do you find good deals at Brimfield.

Click on "HOME" in the upper left corner and then "RESEARCH" then Columbia History Archives" and there is an entire page on Compax bikes.

Columbia catalogs by year; 1900 cover 1900 inside page

It's been on eBay before also.

Collecting anything painted metal flake is a noble pursuit. Being motorcycle helmets only raises the bar.

the chainguard and headbadge combined are worth the price.

Just looking at some of the parts I would say 70's or early 80's. Possibly a Worksman made trike?

The Columbia Tandem page is up and running here on the CABE. Go to "Home, Research, Columbia History Archives, Tandem Columbias and you will find every year and can compare to your bike for exact identification.