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Any info on a Delmar?

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I have been thinking about this bike for the past few months. It's funny that it pops up now. If you ever decide to let it go let me know.

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Delmar is a St. Louis hardware store branded bike. I don't recall which hardware store, Shapleigh, Guarantee, etc, etc, but I had looked at a map last year of its former location and its property sat right along, you guessed it, Delmar Ave. in St. Louis. At the turn of the century St. Louis, MO was kind of the center of the universe for all things tools, toolmaking, die making, and so on because the tool steel that was produced by the nearby Granite City Steel in Granite City, IL was considered superior to almost all other mills in the United States. Although Granite City today carries the reputation of being "low class" (it was ALWAYS a working man's town), that same mill is sought after by the food industry because it produces excellent food-grade raw steel products for canned goods.
Banner is another badge from Simmons Hardware, On Delmar Ave. St. Louis, MO
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More pics and thread here by @hawkster19 https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1940-colson.145040/#post-970680
 
Sweet snap tanks! FYI, these have a 2 digit month/year code stamped on the BB. Usually stamped offset to the serial, almost random. 'C 8' would be March '38.
 
Jumping in to this thread. Just picked up a 36-ish Delmar Simmons Hardware bicycle. Has a New Departure Model D on it and triple step rims. It needs some serious love, but I’m thinking the red paint may be original. Thanks for sharing this information on where it’s from. I’m a St Louis guy, so this is a fun one to have! 😊

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If I read the previous posts accurately, the letter is the month and the number is the year. If that’s right I think this is a June ‘37 Colson. I quickly rubbed off some of the rust and found the original red paint (I think).

Does anyone know what color options the ‘37’s were offered in? I really want to work on this one and get it back on the road.

Any help would be really appreciated.

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