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Sunday's Show and Tell... 10/9/22

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Heres my find, an old Empire. Comments please to help date it. My research shows it was made by Westfield, the serial number dates it late 40s but the frame looks older than that? and the crank looks like it may have been changed. It is repainted, has 26" chrome metal rims Thanks for any help. Happy Sunday and have a good week.

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Hello @genesmachines ;
Your bike is indeed a Westfield frame and it is dated 1937 month of March : D3
Regards;
Serge
 
Couple Hershey finds. TOC saddle frame, group of original catalogs and a wall hanger TOC Eagle frame (frame tubes are rusted through/split at several places).

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A local museum closed and held an online only auction. The one bike that really caught my eye was the 26" Shelby Donald Duck that has been thoroughly abused, but the unobtainable duck head is still present. Along with the Shelby I was high bidder on a few other bikes to hopefully sell at the upcoming Get-a-grip show and swap meet, as well as the vintage slot machine which is something I've always wanted for the man cave area of my garage.

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Heres my find, an old Empire. Comments please to help date it. My research shows it was made by Westfield, the serial number dates it late 40s but the frame looks older than that? and the crank looks like it may have been changed. It is repainted, has 26" chrome metal rims Thanks for any help. Happy Sunday and have a good week.
Looks like a 1937–B Westfield taller frame motorbike, with a Rollfast sprocket.
Might be a good candidate for an Indian tribute bike project, (but the Empire badge looks nice enough), 28” wheels and an NOS McCauley tank toolbox might fit.
 
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Some stuff I found last week but didn't have time to post:

A crusty Delta Silveray light from @Freqman1 to go on the fender of my crusty '38 Western Flyer. Thanks Shawn! It's not easy finding those lights as crusty as I was looking for. They seem to weather pretty well & most are too nice. I will add a bit more patina to it to blend in better with the bike as it appears to have been cleaned up at some point. Real happy with it & should look like it's been there all along with a little effort.
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Then at a Show/Swap put on by @palepainter last Sunday that's geared toward BMX I found some cool stuff that will come in handy one day.
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Nicely patina'd rear wheels with a ND hub &10T cog, Bendix rear hub w/10T cog, a nice Worksman front wheel with drum brake & wasted wheel with good ND hub, spokes & nipples.
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2 handlebars from the free pile. The apes & stem came from a bike I sold to a guy that won Best Custom Cruiser at the Show. 😂 Nice bar & stem I'm happy to have back.
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A custom mountain/bmx type bar I gave $5 with crazy grips. Didn't care for the grips much until I grabbed the bar & they are quite comfortable!🤓
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Stopped at the thrift store next to where the swap was held & found a Neil Diamond album in great shape. Vinyl looks untouched. Could have had nearly his entire library & others but they were all scratched.🤷‍♂️ $2 for good vinyl makes me happy!🙂 Just wish the Steve Martin, Cheech & Chong, Boston, BTO, etc. were in better shape....
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picked up this 1942 I73933 serial # "Cadillac" lightweight frame. has some sort of clear on it, and was grossly overpriced but I have developed a sickness for black, prewar "New World" lightweights that are other than New World so I had to get it.. I have a BFG, a Liberty, a ladies Henderson and now a Cadillac. this will get the freewheel hub and "Schwinn built" brakes from the ladies bike, ladies bike will get coaster brakes.
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