1945 womens columbia... in black

[Barkeep]

Just got this and havent cleaned her up yet. Its a 1945 with blackout hubs. I found it interesting that the bike is original black and white paint. I feel I have seen very few pics of black paint scheme girls bikes... any one have any imsight, comments, etc on that? Pics before clean up...

Ill get some better after cleanup pics soon.

 

[catfish]

Looks like a Westfield Built bike. Not a Columbia. What badge is on it?

 

[Barkeep]

Yes, a Westfield built Columbia. I should have specified. It has a Columbia badge. Have family in town so pics to follow...

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[Kato]

That looks like it's gonna clean up really nice !!!

 

[MrColumbia]

From the 1945 "Wartime Restrictions Lifted" catalog. They were still using up the blackout hubs at this time.

 

[MrColumbia]

Black was one of only three color options for this bike.

 

[Bozman]

I have one in my collection in original black and white scheme.

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[Barkeep]

Again MrColumbia thank you! Bozman, have any pics?

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[Bozman]

Here are the pics as I found the bike. I'll see about finding some pics when she was cleaned up.

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[Mercian]

Hi All,

Aargh, Columbia chainwheels again. Please believe me, I really do have other interests in life... (-:

The pictures of ladies bikes on Mr. Columbia's catalogue show two different styles of chainwheel. In the top photo the cutouts are angular,with five arms and smaller triangular cutouts in the spandrels, and in the bottom photo it has four arms, with kidney shaped cutouts, the same as the men's bicycle.

Bozman's bike, with the earlier frame number has the five arm angular chainwheel, which seems to be the same as that used on the ladies military bicycle (M306), which would make sense if still using up old WW2 stock.

Barkeep's bike has a later frame number, and uses the four arm kidney chainwheel, which seems to have been standardised between the men's and ladies bikes at some point, maybe when they ran out of the earlier chainwheels?

Best Regards,

Adrian