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    An antique hub with a brake drum. What is it? And Thanks.

    Thank you all for the welcome. It's fun to learn.
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    An antique hub with a brake drum. What is it? And Thanks.

    Perfect. Thanks for the pics. That’s definitely the one. Were they nickel plate?? Looks like aluminum but the desert patina is definitely rust.
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    An antique hub with a brake drum. What is it? And Thanks.

    Thanks. In 1966 the factory trainer at Schwinn in Chicago started us out with a New Departure brake. Obsolete by then but they would still come into the shop from time to time.
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    An antique hub with a brake drum. What is it? And Thanks.

    It didn't to me. Very thin spokes and it would fit between a standard bicycle fork, which with the drum area makes it even thinner than standard spoke hub to spoke hub. Lots of George Garner / Schwinn memories. 1965 seems like maybe the golden age for Schwinn? (and sadly, lots of other stuff)
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    An antique hub with a brake drum. What is it? And Thanks.

    I know "one-post-wonders" are annoying. I'm an antique camera guy so I know how this goes. But hoping you good folks can help me identify this piece. Found on a walk in the desert near Tonopah Nevada where I live. Tonopah began about 1900 so this may be from that time frame. BTW I do have...
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