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Columbia Twin Bar Superbe original paint
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Mercian
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Hi Ted @tryder
Thanks for asking (-:
Yes, B12 is a frame made in December 1935, A150507 says the frame was kept in stock, and built up about August 1936.
F3 on the Morrow hub is Q3 1936, so could be original to the bike.
I don't have any other Twin bars recorded close to this one.
The neaest survivor I have recorded is: A150880, an Elgin Motobike. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/elgin-motorbike-original.35891/#post-194774
Best Regards,
Adrian
Thanks for asking (-:
Yes, B12 is a frame made in December 1935, A150507 says the frame was kept in stock, and built up about August 1936.
F3 on the Morrow hub is Q3 1936, so could be original to the bike.
I don't have any other Twin bars recorded close to this one.
The neaest survivor I have recorded is: A150880, an Elgin Motobike. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/elgin-motorbike-original.35891/#post-194774
Best Regards,
Adrian
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Thanks for the info! So would we call this a ‘35 or ‘36? And I’d be curious how many more twin bars you’ve recorded? There is a thread somewhere on this site dedicated to these, might benefit from a posting of reference bikes. There is also a thread on this specific bike in the project section.
Mercian
I live for the CABE
Hi Bud @bud poe
No problem, I'm interested in the production of Westfield bicycles, and you've provided a nice line of information for me, including the Morrow date. Thanks for your help.
It is fairly unusual to see such a gap between frame manufacture, and production date for Westfield. More normally it's a question of days to a few weeks maximum. I think where a model was slightly less popular at the time, due to cost, end of line or whatever, sometimes it took a while for all of the frames in a batch to be built up, meeting demand as it occurred.
I personally would consider it to be a 36, since that's when it was completed.
Best Regards,
Adrian
No problem, I'm interested in the production of Westfield bicycles, and you've provided a nice line of information for me, including the Morrow date. Thanks for your help.
It is fairly unusual to see such a gap between frame manufacture, and production date for Westfield. More normally it's a question of days to a few weeks maximum. I think where a model was slightly less popular at the time, due to cost, end of line or whatever, sometimes it took a while for all of the frames in a batch to be built up, meeting demand as it occurred.
I personally would consider it to be a 36, since that's when it was completed.
Best Regards,
Adrian
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