1917 Schwinn Excelsior Motorbike

[oddball]

Can anyone inform me the Excelsior tank script size (width & height) and color (silver? white?) on the teens Schwinn motorbike?

 

[Goldenindian]

Just my opinion….transfers seem to be that flat silver metallic with some sort of color outline. I don’t know for sure, but silver is a safe bet.

 

[oddball]

My guess early Excelsior script was a silver foil, but that's just a guess. At this point the size is more needed, and my guess on that is around 6".
Any examples out there!!

 

[gkeep]

Could you scale up the image/artwork of the tank to actual size and base the size of the lettering on that? You'd really just need to do the toolbox tank door and take measurements from there. (I think, no artist here for sure)

Heres a 1915 on Worthpoint. Maybe someone knows who currently owns this bike?

The font in the graphic looks like a script like the decals for sale on ebay, are these for the later 30s ballooners?

 

[chitown]

1915 Excelsior Boys Moto Bike - Picture #4 - Dave's Vintage Bicycles

1915 Excelsior Boys Moto Bike - Picture #4

www.nostalgic.net

Dave's sight has a shot of the same teens schwinn showing faint script. I'd say silver is a good choice.

 

[gkeep]

This is a Michigan City Excelsior

1915 Excelsior Boys Moto Bike - Picture #4 - Dave's Vintage Bicycles

1915 Excelsior Boys Moto Bike - Picture #4

www.nostalgic.net

Dave's sight has a shot of the same teens schwinn showing faint script. I'd say silver is a good choice.
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Wooops, ignorant as charged! Thanks for correcting. I thought I had seen a reference that Schwinn bought our Excelsior in 1912 so just assumed if this was 1915 it would be Schwinn. Of course, no idea if it really is 1915 as it didn't have the qualifier of my generation, "as seen on TV!"

But wait, on third or fourth look doesn't the head badge say Mfd. By Arnold Schwinn Chicago...

 

[chitown]

But wait, on third or fourth look doesn't the head badge say Mfd. By Arnold Schwinn Chicago...

The Schwinn ones are the "X" badges.
Michigan City Excelsiors have a large "E" on the badge script... except for one year.

So the worthpoint/Daves Vintage bike you posted is a Schwinn, but the olive drab with gold text one is a different bike, Michigan City Excelsior.

 

[Archie Sturmer]

The 1916 Motor Cycle Illustrated only states that color combinations have been carefully selected.
https://books.google.com/books?id=uvk_AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA24-PA48&lpg=RA24-PA48
The bottom right picture title suggesting model 1710 was World Autocycle might have been in error; (1730?).

 

[gkeep]

The Schwinn ones are the "X" badges.
Michigan City Excelsiors have a large "E" on the badge script... except for one year.

So the worthpoint/Daves Vintage bike you posted is a Schwinn, but the olive drab with gold text one is a different bike, Michigan City Excelsior.

Ha, old age is hell. I thought I'd deleted the Michigan Excelsior photo before I posted. Duh!

 

[DonChristie]

For a beautiful water transfer, talk to @Gus ! He may even have this one!