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Patric, I more took it as Excelsior bought bicycle manufacturing equipment from Huffman not Davis. I'd like to know how much the Huffman's were involved with Davis by 1922, it at all. What I gathered from the articles is that Huffman incorporated a company that was thought to be a new bicycle...

Found this interesting. Crazy to think that the Davis company was doing so well in 1922 but would be liquidated in less than two years. From September 7 1922 of motorcycle and bicycle illustrated.

Ok boys and girls! This isn't making any sense to me at all now. I hope someone can explain this one!! @chitown post an article he found stating Excelsior buys out Huffman manufacturing in August 1922. I just found and article from July 1922 from motorcycle and bicycle illustrated talking about...

Looks as though the plant wasn't sold until 1924. I don't understand why the article @chitown presented states that Excelsior absorbed the Huffman manufacturing company and Not Davis! Was Huffman no longer affiliated with Davis by 1922? When was Huffman manufacturing started?? Anyone know???

I thought Davis wasn't totally liquidated until 1924? No I do not have any documentation on a Shelby made Davis? But it is widely speculated that Shelby was one of the many companies that purchased part of Davis during its liquidation. So I've always been under the assumption that Davis's...

Not understanding. What wrenches or who's spokes? It looks like, from this article, that this was all taking part around the time that the Davis Sewing machine company was about to be liquidated anyway. The Huffman's were getting into manufacturing bicycle components and industrial machine...

So glad to see someone bought this bike. That was an awesome price for that wonderful machine. Congrats to @anders1 and to whomever bought this awesome bike.

I'm needing an inner drive side Huffman crank cone nut like the one pictured below but without the bearing grove worn in it. :grinning: It's out of a 47 Dayton. I'd be interested in a complete Huffman crank assembly if it has good chrome with little to no rust, otherwise I just need the...

Great question! I have wandered that same thing myself.

And here are things I noticed that are different between the two frames I overlaid the two frames to get a visual comparison. The light grey and maroon frame is my Davis frame. You can see the difference in seat mast angle and seat stay length and angle. You can also see the head tube lengths...

I need help with identification of a frame that belongs to my friend @Foxclassics. It's a bit rusty but I think it can be salvaged. I believe it to be either a Davis or maybe Shelby built bike after they purchased the Davis remains. Here's the subject at hand. I cleaned off the Bottom...

From The Wright Brothers.org The Wright Special In addition to the "Van Cleve" and "St. Clair" models, some biographers have written that the Wright brothers also made a bicycle called a "Wright Special." The 17 April 1896 issue of Snapshots, a small magazine the Wrights published to advertise...

Thank you Patric.

Drive pins are part of the crank. They do not appear to come off. A visible forge line can be seen on the center axis of the crank. The crank has been rifle drilled for oiling as well. I'm missing the lock nut for the left side.

Here's the crank in question. It's a one piece crank. The chain ring at a glance looks similar to a D&J or a Halladay but it's my understanding that those were 2 piece crank assemblies and the crank I have doesn't look the same. Any thoughts? Ideas? Just a note: I got this with a Hibbard's...

I asked this question in general discussion as well but thought I'd have a better chance getting it answered in this part of the forum. Quoted from shoe3 in General Discussion thread on Wright Brothers and WF Meyer. Phil said: "He also was granted use of the Wright Brothers namebadge that was...

I'm familiar with the St. Clair and Van Cleve names but this is the first I've heard mentioned the "Wright Special". Was this some sort of racing bike? Are there any photos of these machines? And did the Wright Brothers build these before WF Meyer purchased the rights to the names or were these...

Yes! This is the fix all! It can't be stuck if it's a liquid!

The two Peerless bikes that I have , a 1908 and a 1914 appear to both be Davis built bikes. It is to my understanding that the 1908 model was the first year for the Sears Peerless name plate as per the 1914 Sears ad. ( see last pic ) I do not have a 1908 catalog but the 1910 and 1914 catalogs...

I'm looking for reproduction 28" single tube tires. I've found Robert Dean's contact info and sent him an email. Are there any others making 28" turn of the century reproduction single tube tires?

Miss you Coach! I'll never forget you my friend.

The bicycle community has lost a great man. He was a wealth of knowledge and a kind hearted soul. He was a true friend to all that knew him. He was one of my best friends. I'll miss you coach. And I'll never forget you. That's the last photo I got from Phil. He texted it to me Wednesday of...

This is what I loved most about Phil! He would come over to my place and see one of my projects and before I knew it, he was super excited about it. Often he would be way more excited than I was. Then without me asking or telling me he was doing it he would start try to find the parts that...

Phil and I have been working together on a couple projects of mine. I'm fairly new to the early 1900's and TOC bikes and knew very little about them until here recently. Phil has been quit the coach to me teaching the what's what and whose who with these old bikes. I've learned a so much from...

Is this still available? Let me know. I'll PM as well. Thanks.

Of the things I commonly fix or repair are things like stripped pedal threads in old cranks. ( Most all have been TOC hard to find cranks. ) I machine an insert slug to size and drill the end of the crank arm out. I use a Bridgeport milling machine to drill the crank arm so keep it as square as...

Yes. This is a TOC Jenkins frame I just aquired. The tubes in the triangle are a little worse for wear. The down tube had a section of new tubing cobbled in it that was the wrong size and was crudely welded. I believe the bike frame was also used to drive rail road spikes at one time by the...

Thanks. That was about a $75.00 repair. There were two sections that had been cut out of the sides I had to make fillers for and welded in. Quite a bit of damage to that rear rack.

I believe the nickeled seat post clamp bolts were used on many different bike from the turn of the century up through WWII. I have three Davis built bikes with them on it and I've seen other manufacturers as well.

I have left and right hand thread dies. I just bought a set of French thread Quills I'm going to take apart, machine the axles and cut new L&R 1/2-20 threads in them. I hate the thought of messing up a good original crank. I've also fixed early cranks that had been drilled and tapped to 9/16-18...

I think that might be a 1950's air pump at a service station not a solar charging station.

@hoofhearted @shoe3 Doods! That's deep! Forget binge watching discovery channel, I need to start taking you two out for coffee!

Not far from it. Shipping was a bit over the top.

Yup! Seen that one! Shipping was astronomical for me to!

Awesome! Could you share some photos of the bars?

I would love to see photos of them if possible!

My wife I visited the Wright Brothers bicycle shop today and this photo was hanging on the wall with the displayed items. I was rather captivated by the handlebars on the three bikes especially the ones on the bike in center. They weren't the typical mustache bars seen on so many TOC bikes...

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That looks mint! Very nice! @2jakes It looks very similar to the hub on my Peerless. These old hubs are beautifully designed aren't they? Absolute works of art!

I've attached a photo of my Morrow hub on my teen's Peerless. How can I tell if it's the correct hub for this era bike?

Can you post some more photos of your Marrow Hub @2jakes ? It looms like the same hub that's on my teen's Peerless. I thought someone had updated the hubs on my bike at some point in its existence.

I thought Marrow hubs weren't made until the mid to late 20's? When we're Marrow hubs first made then?

What were some common wheel hubs used on TOC bikes and bikes up to through 1920? I've seen and found research on New Departure and Corbin hubs dating back that far, but what others we're used?

There is still a side door on the building with hand painted lettering that says Maxwell Building on it. I'll try and get a photo next time I'm down town.

Bicycle accessories from 1902 Sears & Roebuck catalog. I have the entire bicycle section from that catalog if anyone needs them or wants to see them.