Flying Merkel

[catfish]

I agree.

 

[catfish]

The rivets don't surprise me. This appears to be a Westfield built Flying Merkel and not a Miami built machine. After Westfield purchased Miami in 1923 they used many of the same badges that Miami had used to include Racycle, Flying Merkel, etc... . These badges do not have the Miami name on them and are held on with rivets or screws. BTW with an "F" serial I'm thinking 1928. V/r Shawn @hoofhearted @Goldenindian

I agree.

What I'm saying is that the Westfield Flying Merkel is not nearly as collectible or valuable as the Miami built Flying Merkel.

I have a few Miami badges from the Westfield era that have the bottle caps ground off, and the Miami MFG info stamped out.

 

[redline1968]

Birds of a feather flock together...

 

[SKPC]

I feel like I need another 35 years before I can catch up to these well-versed guys...so much to know, or is it "believe you know"..Hypocrates

 

[Freqman1]

Birds of a feather flock together...

Mark I’m not really sure what your problem is. Evidently you wanted to believe a Miami built Flying Merkel used rivets to hold the badge on and you are determined to believe that despite all evidence to the contrary. At least the flock I belong to don’t live in some alternate reality.

 

[redline1968]

Must be getting you....Stick to those one sided dissertations it seems to boost your false sense of reality.. ignoring another part of a story really isn't understanding what it is..

 

[Archie Sturmer]

I am still trying to understand what those slotted head 'rivets' on the badge fasteners are called?

@Rivnut

 

[Freqman1]

 

[redline1968]

Painted over .Screws...lol.. btw I never said mine was a Miami just a merkel.. now I can say I have Miami merkel and Westfield merkel... sorry about this blog ....please post more pics of your great bike.

 

[catfish]

Miami

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