Brian R.
Wore out three sets of tires already!
The first picture is the hub brake CCM (Canada Cycle and Motor) was using in 1904, and probably for the next several years until they came out with their "Hercules" which I believe was a version based on the Morrow design. The early Hercules hubs were flawed in that the teeth for the forward drive mechanism were too small and became stripped smooth over time and stopped engaging.
When searching this site and Ebay I've been finding Morrow hubs from the 1930s that look very similar. I found a nickel plated hub from 1934 that looks basically the same (see below), although it looks like the edge near the arm is not raised as much (or at all?) as it is in the picture from the 1904 catalogue.
I have two questions please:
1) Were these early Morrow brakes flawed like the Hercules brakes were?
2) Until about what year did Morrow carry on with the 1904 design like the one in the first picture?
(If I can find an early one, I could use it on an early CCM)
FROM 1904:
MORROW FROM 1934:
When searching this site and Ebay I've been finding Morrow hubs from the 1930s that look very similar. I found a nickel plated hub from 1934 that looks basically the same (see below), although it looks like the edge near the arm is not raised as much (or at all?) as it is in the picture from the 1904 catalogue.
I have two questions please:
1) Were these early Morrow brakes flawed like the Hercules brakes were?
2) Until about what year did Morrow carry on with the 1904 design like the one in the first picture?
(If I can find an early one, I could use it on an early CCM)
FROM 1904:
MORROW FROM 1934: