CycleTruck211
Finally riding a big boys bike
I've been trying to unravel the mystery of not seeing Worksman bikes prior to the 1960s, so I took a deep dive, back in time. I discovered this ad in the December 1, 1912 edition of the New York Tribune:
There were various other, similar bicycle ads in the Tribune over the next 10 years, all by the same M. Worksman. The Wiki page for Worksman, says "The company was founded by Morris Worksman, who began building cycles for local deliveries in New York City", so I'm guessing Worksman was outfitting Pope/Columbia/Westfield bicycles with baskets, for delivery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worksman_Cycles
I decided to look for businesses with "Worksman" in the name, registered with the State of New York, Department of State, Division of Corporations. The earliest Worksman business I found, was Worksman Trading Corp., filed January 2, 1945, by Jeffrey Mishkin, in Ozone Park, NY., bringing me to the below head badge, posted here in this thread, redacted:
Which looks a LOT like this Westfield badge:
Clearly an indication that, prior to actual manufacturing of Worksman products, Worksman's bikes were re-badged Westfield/Pope/Columbia bikes, which were mentioned in numerous newspaper ads in the early 1900s.
That's what I have, so far ...
There were various other, similar bicycle ads in the Tribune over the next 10 years, all by the same M. Worksman. The Wiki page for Worksman, says "The company was founded by Morris Worksman, who began building cycles for local deliveries in New York City", so I'm guessing Worksman was outfitting Pope/Columbia/Westfield bicycles with baskets, for delivery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worksman_Cycles
I decided to look for businesses with "Worksman" in the name, registered with the State of New York, Department of State, Division of Corporations. The earliest Worksman business I found, was Worksman Trading Corp., filed January 2, 1945, by Jeffrey Mishkin, in Ozone Park, NY., bringing me to the below head badge, posted here in this thread, redacted:
A badge I found a while back, a few years ago. I was told it was a reproduction for an anniversary model, but have yet to actually see another. Also have yet to see the reference to the original.
Which looks a LOT like this Westfield badge:
Clearly an indication that, prior to actual manufacturing of Worksman products, Worksman's bikes were re-badged Westfield/Pope/Columbia bikes, which were mentioned in numerous newspaper ads in the early 1900s.
That's what I have, so far ...