meeganauction
On Training Wheels
Hi there! I know nothing about bikes. However, I recently started a new position as a photographer for an auction house, and I happened upon this bike today.
From what I can tell it’s a mercury between late 1930s and mid-1940s. (The license plate was my giveaway haha)
However I’m assuming it’s been heavily modified from its original. It doesn’t seem like any of those four (FOUR!!?) headlamps are original.
And the little toggle switches on the tank are killing me. Was this all custom work, after market?
Have you ever seen switches like that on the tank?
It has the delta rolite generators which may have been original so maybe it was originally a pod bike?
I just have no idea wth I’m looking at here. I’d love to ant least say it’s a modified Mercury [type] [year range]
Any help appreciated!!!!
Thanks!!!
From what I can tell it’s a mercury between late 1930s and mid-1940s. (The license plate was my giveaway haha)
However I’m assuming it’s been heavily modified from its original. It doesn’t seem like any of those four (FOUR!!?) headlamps are original.
And the little toggle switches on the tank are killing me. Was this all custom work, after market?
Have you ever seen switches like that on the tank?
It has the delta rolite generators which may have been original so maybe it was originally a pod bike?
I just have no idea wth I’m looking at here. I’d love to ant least say it’s a modified Mercury [type] [year range]
Any help appreciated!!!!
Thanks!!!