1892 Featherstone "Count"

[locomotion]

Help!!! Here is one "pre" TOC bike impossible to ID (for me) ...... "COUNT"
I have had this bike for a few years now ...... was never able to find any info on it because, well, the name of it is "Count", no city, nothing else on the badge
so a search anywhere with the word "Count bicycle", comes out with millions of results
Bike is probably very early 1890's, complete, but ... what is it!?
Bike is in storage so it's difficult to get a good side picture.
here is the badge and bottom bracket.
any help?

 

[KevinsBikes]

Pictures of the fork crown, any lugging, rear dropouts would help too.

 

[Blue Streak]

The only Count Bicycle references I can find are from 1895 and 1896. Two references state it was made by Featherstone (Chicago) although it is not shown in their 1895 or 1896 model line ups. Other references are to companies that sold the Count and Countess. Here is everything I found:

April 26, 1895 - The Referee

September 19, 1895 - The Evening Bulletin (Decatur IL)

January 30, 1896 - The Referee

February 19, 1896 - Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo NY)

March 19, 1896 - The Buffalo Enquirer (Buffalo NY)

April 10, 1896 - The Wheel

May 24, 1896 - The Courier Journal (Louisville KY)

June 7, 1896 - The Boston Globe

July 26, 1896 - Chicago Tribune

August 11, 1896 - Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo NY)

 

[locomotion]

sprocket/chainring is on the left side of the bike.

 

[locomotion]

The only Count Bicycle references I can find are from 1895 and 1896. Two references state it was made by Featherstone (Chicago) although it is not shown in their 1895 or 1896 model line ups. Other references are to companies that sold the Count and Countess. Here is everything I found:

April 26, 1895 - The Referee
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September 19, 1895 - The Evening Bulletin (Decatur IL)
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January 30, 1896 - The Referee
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February 19, 1896 - Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo NY)
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March 19, 1896 - The Buffalo Enquirer (Buffalo NY)
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April 10, 1896 - The Wheel
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May 24, 1896 - The Courier Journal (Louisville KY)
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June 7, 1896 - The Boston Globe
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July 26, 1896 - Chicago Tribune
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August 11, 1896 - Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo NY)
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thank you for the information, I don't know how you do it!
I spent 2 hours last night looking on the link resources that @lgrinnings sent me, and I couldn't find anything pertinent
it was only pulling the word "count" out of sentences when doing searches
but still had a lot of fun looking at all the old, early bike literature

I have a feeling that the bike is older than 1895, probably more 1891-1894 due to the frame design and build (i could definitely be wrong)
I will try to get the bike out and take better pictures
thanks

 

[Lux Low]

Bottom bracket looks just like my sterling scorcher.

 

[locomotion]

Here are some more pictures.

Anyone have an idea of how this seat frame should look like as a complete seat?

 

[Blue Streak]

What size tires is your Count designed for 30", 28" or 26"?
Interesting that it has tabs on frame for rear fender brace.

Construction details not exactly the same but similar to my 1894 Crescent.

 

[pedal4416]

Seat junction and headset look similar to Featherstone. The fender tabs are different from one I had in the past. Crank looks to have been repaired/replaced? I believe the featherstone had one more spoke on the chainring.

 

[New Mexico Brant]

Looks related to the Templars, what is the badge hole spacing?