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1919 arch bar

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56 Vette

Wore out three sets of tires already!
Picked this one up yesterday, sitting in a garage in Marion Ohio since the early 70's. Badged as a Thistle by the Beckley & Ralston Co Chicaco. Very little info out there on that company, other than golf clubs and auto parts, and some info from lowlux. The chainring and serial # pattern lead me to believe it's 1919 Davis made, but any other info would be appreciated. Original owner WCorians is etched and stamped on bottom bracket and Jul 15 1919 stamped also. Serial # appears to be 516853 parallel to the chain ring with a 9 close to the middle of bottom bracket. Wheels, pedals, stem, gripsView attachment 258226, fender braces, and saddle are wrong, fenders also, maybe. Any info on correct parts would be helpful, this one will be a period correct refurbish to ride and Enjoy. Possible connection to President Harding, but not holding my breath on that one! Lol. Thanks Joe.View attachment 258227View attachment 258228
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56 Vette ... how 'bout more pics .. whole bicycle
viewed from chain side ... chainring .. front fork blades ..
under crankcase (numbers distribution) ... any other
part of frame, please.

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THANKS .......




...... patric
 
Being a new Arch lover, great score!!! Yea, saddle, stem fenders braces, pedals, grips added
 
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If for some reason you part with her I will give her a good home.
No problem Bricycle, I will keep you in mind. Having a ball poking around about the history on this one for now. Also just just really enjoy looking at it with the graceful lines. Joe
 
Thank you Joe. Maybe strip the bottom of BB area to see what all the messages are...
 
1917 B&R arch bar

You may have seen my 1917 catalog floating around. The Thistle is in there and it looks real close.

The finish options are
Canary Yellow with black head and mast!!!
optional color:
Black with single panel gold stripe.

Well hope this helps

Also, look at the last line. Not Chicago, Dayton Ohio, which is probably why all the bicycle look to be Davis parts......

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It looks to me Fenders /seat/handlebar stem/wheels and tires, are not correct. The 1917 catalog will help :) Your machine looks like the black options, but could be a repaint. If you decide to restore, let me know, I can help with seat tube decal. Its a small thing but an important one; let me know. Yellow and black would be pretty cool.
 
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