Ricker
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hello CABE-
I picked up a 3-crown TOC bike that I would love to identify. Mr Melvin received the patent for a coaster brake in 1900. This bike came from Mr Melvin's great grand daughter. The coaster is one of his, but I can't get it apart yet- it is attached to a Thor rear hub. It also has a Thor front hub and a Thor seat expander stamped pat pending. I believe the original color is light blue or robin's egg blue (paint remnants found) and the lug work is very distinctive. The lugs are on both sides of the tubing. Serial number is 807. The whole frame was nickel plated but I am not sure what was left exposed, looks like the crowns were so far.
The head badge holes are also very distinctive wrapping around the head tube and not horizontal to each other- photo has red lines around holes from back side of head tube. Photos:
I picked up a 3-crown TOC bike that I would love to identify. Mr Melvin received the patent for a coaster brake in 1900. This bike came from Mr Melvin's great grand daughter. The coaster is one of his, but I can't get it apart yet- it is attached to a Thor rear hub. It also has a Thor front hub and a Thor seat expander stamped pat pending. I believe the original color is light blue or robin's egg blue (paint remnants found) and the lug work is very distinctive. The lugs are on both sides of the tubing. Serial number is 807. The whole frame was nickel plated but I am not sure what was left exposed, looks like the crowns were so far.
The head badge holes are also very distinctive wrapping around the head tube and not horizontal to each other- photo has red lines around holes from back side of head tube. Photos: