1890's Schwinn The World 2 Man Tandem

[Jesse McCauley]

I thought it was time I start a thread for this tandem, which as always with tandem will prove to be a long term project.

I was fortunate enough that another caber let me purchase his combination World tandem which offers me many helpful replacement bits etc but most importantly this beautiful badge and paint scheme ideas for any future restore attempt.

Amazing hanging bottom bracket design with "turnbuckles" as chain tensioners.

This first picture is as found thanks to yet another caber-

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[Jesse McCauley]

And the secondary combination tandem that sacrificed its badge.

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[Freqman1]

Not sure what year that is but for 1898 all Schwinns were Brewster green, ornamented like my Model 22. V/r Shawn

 

[Jesse McCauley]

I lovvvee that paint / detail scheme. It would be a difficult one to emulate


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[Freqman1]

Might want to check with some Wheelmen because I believe some of these transfers may have been reproduced. V/r Shawn

 

[Jesse McCauley]

Might want to check with some Wheelmen because I believe some of these transfers may have been reproduced. V/r Shawn

I will do that for sure-

Shawn do you mind linking to your fantastic bicycle in this thread for posterity?

So few of these bikes in private hands it would be nice to get pictures in one place.



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[Freqman1]

WILCO
http://thecabe.com/forum/threads/oldest-schwinn-privately-owned.94957/

 

[corbettclassics]

Jesse ... as I mentioned before, I don't really have much on Schwinn tandems but I have these. I think the mens is 1896 and the other is 1897. I'll keep searching for you when I have time.

 

[Freqman1]

You may also want to look at pics of the Schwinn family tandem which has been published in several books for ideas of what yours originally looked like. V/r Shawn

 

[corbettclassics]

I also have this in my archives :- ( might have more but have to look through lots of material )

Hope this helps you Jesse..