OK, as a newbie I am now going to show my ignorance here in my first official forum post.
Is there some particular significance to these badges? Why a train and plane? The reason I ask is that I only just bought a 1951 Phantom (B-17, I believe is the type) yesterday. I thought it would have had a badge that said SCHWINN vertically, but this is the badge it has on it.
In my case, the Schwinn lettering has a red background, while the Chicago, USA has blue. I know it is hard to tell from photo, but I already had it on my computer copied from the sellers ad.
To my perception the badge looked out of place as it is more of an Art Deco motif. That is, it would seem more appropriate for the 1930's bikes than those built in the 50's.
Would someone care to enlighten me?