cyberpaull
Finally riding a big boys bike
So I just learned something. That most badges never really stood for anything to do with the bike????
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rustyspoke66
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
These are the two rarest I've had my paws on.
greenephantom
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Greens07, did you just score that badge off of eBay? If so I now have the fork from that bike. Neat badge.
As to how the badges were used, it seems to be somewhat random. For the Heavyweights 46 - 64 book I've done a bunch of research and purchased far too much original catalog material, and found some neat stuff. The hardware store bikes (and likely other private re-sellers) sometimes came with some goofy badging. One catalog page I found ('48 - '50, someplace in there) shows semi-equipped Schwinns as Excelsiors and the bare-bones bikes later named "Spitfire" badged as Flying Star. And cycle distribution houses (Chicago Cycle Supply, etc) would re-badge Schwinn bikes to your taste, you could use stock badges (Marathon, American Beauty, etc) or go with your own design.
The Excelsior badge shows up all up and down the line, Phantom, etc. So no real rhyme or reason to it that I can tell.
If it hasn't been mentioned, Majestic.
Also, years back on eBay there was a neat maroon girl's Hornet with a dealer badge from Kalamazoo. Was pretty broke at the time or I would have taken a run at it. I grew up in Kalamazoo, and although I don't miss the place, I still think it would be neat to have a Schwinn badge from there. Ah, things to do.
Cheers, Geoff
As to how the badges were used, it seems to be somewhat random. For the Heavyweights 46 - 64 book I've done a bunch of research and purchased far too much original catalog material, and found some neat stuff. The hardware store bikes (and likely other private re-sellers) sometimes came with some goofy badging. One catalog page I found ('48 - '50, someplace in there) shows semi-equipped Schwinns as Excelsiors and the bare-bones bikes later named "Spitfire" badged as Flying Star. And cycle distribution houses (Chicago Cycle Supply, etc) would re-badge Schwinn bikes to your taste, you could use stock badges (Marathon, American Beauty, etc) or go with your own design.
The Excelsior badge shows up all up and down the line, Phantom, etc. So no real rhyme or reason to it that I can tell.
If it hasn't been mentioned, Majestic.
Also, years back on eBay there was a neat maroon girl's Hornet with a dealer badge from Kalamazoo. Was pretty broke at the time or I would have taken a run at it. I grew up in Kalamazoo, and although I don't miss the place, I still think it would be neat to have a Schwinn badge from there. Ah, things to do.
Cheers, Geoff
Rust_Trader
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
The Lazarus no, I step back for a friend to go after it but he failed lol I should of tho it's a nice badge.
Scott Ritchie
Look Ma, No Hands!
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s this one rare it says southern speedster its on a 1941 autocycle?bad pic sorry.
37fleetwood
Riding a '37 Fleetwood
I'm noticing that there is a blurring between rare and desirable. many of the badges shown aren't terribly rare, though they are desirable.
I've seen a few Northwest Patrol badges in person, and I've never even been to one of the big shows. so which ones are truly rare, and not just desirable?
I've seen a few Northwest Patrol badges in person, and I've never even been to one of the big shows. so which ones are truly rare, and not just desirable?
bricycle
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
I can't agree more.... rare and desireable can share nothing in common.
charnleybob
I live for the CABE
The teen's giant, and I mean really big, "World badge" is probably the rarest.
I have only seen one in all the years I've been doing this.
As for badges being on more deluxe bikes, etc, Schwinn is a hard company to say that about.
I have a badge for the Omaha 30's/40's dealer, a Maurice Frank badge.
Mr. Frank sold every type of Schwinn available and put his badge on them.
To me and what I have seen, Huffman and Westfield were the only companies to use different badges on their top bikes.
I have only seen one in all the years I've been doing this.
As for badges being on more deluxe bikes, etc, Schwinn is a hard company to say that about.
I have a badge for the Omaha 30's/40's dealer, a Maurice Frank badge.
Mr. Frank sold every type of Schwinn available and put his badge on them.
To me and what I have seen, Huffman and Westfield were the only companies to use different badges on their top bikes.
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