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Help identifying a Mystery Truss/Arch Frame

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wspeid

Finally riding a big boys bike
Picked up this trumpet lugged arch frame today.

There's no badge but 2 vertical holes 3" apart.

Serial #'s read: N1 9 224567

The hubs are still in transit but am I correct that it looks like a New Departure A with the brake and toothed piece beneath backwards?

Any help ID'ing it? Thanks!

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Hi Bill
I'm heading out right now to get my new MD drivers license (wish me luck) but tonight I will take a closer look and offer my 2 cents. Looks like a nice bike though.
 
Sprocket and fork look Pierce but Frame is not, Emblem Bought Pierce, So Emblem or Emblem made would be my First lead. Peerless is not a bad leed but i have never had a pearless in hand to confirm anything.
 
Miami? Where are Brother Patric, and Nick? They need to chime in on this one. Catfish
 
Saw your entry, yesterday. Thought about typing a reaction, then .. but
did not have much to say. To tell ya the truth .. still don't have much to say.

Well .. Bill (CABE Member wspeid) ... the fotos below rep a collection
of what can be considered fairly factual about your arch-bar frame.

Some of us may lean toward Miami as the parent-company for your frame.
Those lugs within the frame may shout Miami to more than a few of us.
But other companies utilized lugs, as well.

A single, trumpet-mouth join can be seen in your frame. This join is decidedly
vertical in orientation. Other companies have used trumpet-mouth joins ...
some are a bit-more horizontal in their distribution. Yet, others are both vertical
AND horizontal.

The fat, fender-bridge is a hallmark for Miami. This is not always the case, however.
Some Miami-Built racing-frames have been observed having fairly-narrow tubing in
the makeup of the fender-bridges. Your frame appears to have fairly-narrow, curved
fender-bridges.

The only manufacturer that did-not utilize a rear-axel adjustment feature (to
my knowledge) is Miami. However, more than a few Miami-Builts do have
screw-type axel adjusters.
Miami frames that do-not have a rear-axel
adjustment are more-commonly seen in the field
.


In closing ... much more research is indicated, before an identity-conclusion can be reached.

God knows I tried.



.......... patric




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I knew Brother Patric would shed some light on this. It may not be all the light, but some. Catfish
 
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