1900 Melvin coaster 3-crown Frame ID

[BatWaves]

I’m gonna list one for sale pretty soon. As much as I want to keep the crank…I can’t do it, came with it. Here are some photos…

 

[Ricker]

Interesting- looks to be after 1900 - stay’s don’t have the signature shape. It is nice. I’ll post the TOC ads tomorrow.
Rick

 

[BatWaves]

I know nothing about this brand, but I do know something about D&J. TOC means nothing to me, but year of the wheel does. What year is it? 1910ish?

 

[Ricker]

Most likely but I don’t think Manson was around then…

 

[Ricker]

Looks like the Manson bottom bracket but without the shaped stays. Fork looks like it is an Eagle- may have been used by others after 1901ish? D&J is used on quite a few bikes during this time. Fenders were more typical from around 1910 and on - others may know more about this, I use that as a year when they start showing up in catalogs. Mansons were advertised as purple and there is purple on that bike but it looks like it is on top of green?

I have what is probably a Crosby (no badge) that has a very similar frame. I wonder if the frame was a "jobber" frame when Manson was on the way out and the fenders were added later?

 

[BatWaves]

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Looks like the Manson bottom bracket but without the shaped stays. Fork looks like it is an Eagle- may have been used by others after 1901ish? D&J is used on quite a few bikes during this time. Fenders were more typical from around 1910 and on - others may know more about this, I use that as a year when they start showing up in catalogs. Mansons were advertised as purple and there is purple on that bike but it looks like it is on top of green?

I have what is probably a Crosby (no badge) that has a very similar frame. I wonder if the frame was a "jobber" frame when Manson was on the way out and the fenders were added later?

The Chainstays are shaped like a D with the flat side to the inside. The Dropouts, bottom bracket, and the solid chainstay off the bb like a Monark are the same. Any bicycle equipped with a D&J crank hanger was a premium wheel. Jobbers didn’t usually get highend parts. I own a few Miami brand bicycles. There’s Purple under the head badge.

 

[BatWaves]

As late as 1903.