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I can't be certain without a much more extensive search, however, I think the gentlemen in the suits may be Wright & Ditson. They may have promoted this tug of war event, which were somewhat popular back then. Wright & Ditson were sporting goods distributers. If you study the photograph...

1896 Victor (and Victoria) bicycles had slotted front forks (My guess; mid to late1860's would be the earliest slotted forks on the earliest of bicycles)

oldmtrcyc; can you confirm for me if yours is a 1896 or 1895?

Anyways, I caught my error when doing up a sheet for my files which will explain to myself how I had arrived at my bicycle being a 1896. Yellow highlighted = not matching Dark Green = Matched (without other specification conflicts) So, there are a few frame sizes & a couple of different...

So I have to correct myself in my earlier post. I had stated that the Victoria badge may be for the larger 28" and the Victor Badge for the smaller 26". I had flip flopped that around, I should have stated the Victoria badge may have been used on the bicycles with the smaller 26" wheels. I...

Mine has the 4 digit stamp #3208 on the bottom of the tube under the crank but has a serial number #96008 at the top of the seat tube, see photo. Somewhat close in serial numbers to oldmtrcyc bicycle who started this thread, he had posted his as #95799, we're just 209 bicycles away from each...

Came across this post and a couple of folks are questioning the serial numbers of four digits. The number stamped on the bottom of the tube hung from the bottom of the crank hanger appears to be related in other ways, possible a part number for the tube, but these are not the serial numbers...

This is just a breadcrumb to follow, may be check catalogs associated with the twenty companies listed in this article to find your specific frame or brand, it is from the 1902 Bicycling World and Motorcycle Review. I've had a passive interest in the Regus suspension and looked into it a while...

J.H. Sager asked an "Everlasting Favor" so here it is to.......

Here is a bit of information that might help to add clarity or confusion to anyone studying the Sager & Regas relationship. This is a 1903 article in column 1, last paragraph. The Sanger spring frame & Regas spring frame ......

The kind and adorable Mrs. Gertie Platt (Plath) always put on a smile for her audiences. She is seen here with her wedding band on & about to take a spin on her Columbia bicycle. I couldn't resist in not doing a composite with that brochure sketch.

Thank you!!! That's as close to a perfect description as one could hope for. the attached is an image including that rear band brake, I can just make it out now. Fabulous!

Not being familiar with the earlier Columbia head badges I hadn't considered the make. However, I found many similarities to an image from the Everything Bicycles/Howie Cohens site of a ladies 1893, Model 31. What I have found to compare is only the men's model 32, but the head badge style may...

Hahahahaha!!!

This is a bit of a long shot but maybe someone recognizes some of the components of this bicycle in the photograph, enough to take a guess at the make of it. The photograph is likely to have been taken 1895 or before. Few of the things I've noted as I've viewed the images; The brake linkage...

Oh ya, nice look'in bicycle! Now, I would love to get a piece of that cheese.

For comparison & reference to the two other spring/cushion frames indicated by the events in the timeline, The Regas with twin spring shocks being that shown in the patent to the left and the Hygenic Wheel co. with a mono shock and a triple flat spring steel leaf;

Surmising from a timeline I’ve been working on; I have found a number of key players involved. The Sager Gear Co., & of course G.W. Shroyer are the main focus of my brief study, but I have to include others. There appears to be a familiar relationship between a J. Harry Sager associated with...

Found this advertisement from G.W. Shroyer's Grand Opening in 1902, I hadn't seen this before & is a much better image than that of which I have seen for the IVEL Spring Frame bicycles. My most recent effort to create a comparative timeline between G.W. Shroyer and that of the Sager Gear Co...

The Ivel you posted of is an English bicycle not associated to the Ivel bicycles of G.W. Shroyer of Ohio.

Right now i have a pressing question and that is of the serial number being located on the seat post tube. Both mine and the one Flat Tire posted are numerically in the 10's of thousands range. I've looked at the production numbers published for the first few years and Shroyer didn't sell that...

That is correct, took them off , cleaned up the other pedal a bit more as well, IDxxx & xxxAL on the opposite pedal , just can't read th "E' on either one. The rubber is also 3 3/4" long, for what Harley would have used on theirs.

Always listening, how would you soften them up and get them holding air? It's a good subject.

How about; Davis Sewing Machine Company

Okay, I went back to the bicycle and cleaned a bit more. The last two letters of the first line are .....AL AND the 2nd line reads D.S.M. Co. that had me going......

pedals do seem odd for the style of this bicycle & from what I can glean from the ads, I have to agree.

Here are a couple of items that helped with the frame identification, the stamping on the cushion shock have been the key to the id and narrowing down the year (s). However, I have to give the real credit to the folks here at the CABE, the prior posts on this subject helped so much, it would...

Did they have those bold letters stamped on theirs? I've noticed a couple of mfg's refer to their pedals with some dissimilar letters, but just in advertising, haven't seen it like this on the cup of a pedal though. Not that I've studied pedals of this era.

The pedals I'm trying to identify, they are marked on the round cap. However, both have minor scuffs over the top word. There appear as two lines of text in bold stamping. The last two letters of the first line are .....AL the second line is D.S.M.C.

I think that this a Persons saddle & the pinstriped wood rims are Fairbanks printed Oct 10, 1903

Yes, I think your correct. I was looking at another advertisement for the Ivel during 1903, they offered the Ivel motorcycle & four bicycles. A ladies model, a shaft drive, a track racer and a cushion frame. The advertisement print is terrible quality & can barely make out the bicycles. None...

This is how they advertised it and what I understand so far is they offed the Track Racer which was a lightweight (for the time of course) , I weighed it in at just a fuzz under 28 lbs

So, who made this bicycle? This is a Sager Double Flexible (Cushion) Frame, prior to Pierce & Hygenic taking over the Sager Gear Co. business interests during the late part of 1903. I have only found in adverts that the Ivel began offering the cushion frame in 1903.

Now back at my camp, this is what a IVEL , Cushion Frame-Track Racer looks like. Well, it does need some minor cleaning & some TLC.

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/ivel-bicycle.84273/ The above is a terrific post started by "Flat Tire" a while back and wondering who made these bicycles. Yesterday, while looking over some estate sales I came across this out of focus image ( with no description ) of what appeared as a...

Thank you, but what I am looking for are any surviving Meacham bicycles from 1892. It's a bit specific because I am looking for specific details that can not be had from newsprint images for the year 1892, and possibly the catalog which is on its way.

the image attached is for a chain adjuster that was manufactured in 1893 for an 1894 catalog of a USA mfg. What I am hoping to learn is when this style of chain adjuster first came into use. (imported or foreign parts included)

Yes, Thank you. That is only a partial catalog, I do have a complete original on its way here, I was quite fortunate to find one.

I am attempting to find any surviving bicycle examples manufactured by E.C. Meacham & Arms during the period of 1892. This is a September 1892 advert. of a model 210, "Dunlop Safety" , sports 30" Dunlop cushion tires. There were changes made to some of the components from earlier in the year...

Very Nice Jessie!

looking for any examples or information regarding bicycles made about the TOC with the inside of the steel tubing of the frame, lined in brass (coated in brass). If you know of any brand or manufacturer, please let me know, simply doing some research of Wisconsin bicycles. thanks Kurt

based on the serial number, 1899. Should be a ladies model #18.

Actually, I just identified my bicycle. It can be viewed on the Wheelmens site in some detail. However, I might be able to assist you in your efforts. Do you have a photo showing the opposite side of the bicycle, the shaft drive including the front crank and rear tail-shaft. Also, if you...

Hi all, Does anyone have an example of, or know of one on display somewhere, of a 1898 Crescent Chainless #1? Need to get my eyeballs on one to authenticate a chainless I have. Sincere thanks, Kurt

Reason being it may help in narrowing my search of chainless bicycles, to only one.. i can rule out all but one brand that used the Leland & Faulconer gears. I do not posses a customer list however for the Brown and Sharp gears. Here is an advertisement from 1900 which I am referencing for...

Okay, I have a question regarding two chainless bicycle gear manufacturers. That of Brown & Sharp and that of Leland & Faulconer. Are their gears marked in any way specific, or is there any evident way of telling them apart? All I know right now is that the Leland & Faulconer gears where...

Hey Mongoose, There is another patent date stamped on the bottom of the crank hanger on a number of other bicycles, that of Nov. 13 1888. This would be for an English patent. The trade market for bicycle parts was huge and Germany, England and the USA, seem to rank the highest in the...

Excellent, I'm hunting down information regarding a chainless when I stumbled onto this post. I noticed the patent date stamped on the bottom. It reads Nov. 18, 1888, and it's not a misprint. I believe this is in reference to a German patent number, I believe for now, with what...

Hi, I know this is an old post, but I have to inquire if this bicycle was ever identified? Thank you, Kurt