Anyone ever figure out who sold the Schwinn "Mission" Bicycle?

[barneyguey]

Any help figuring this out would be greatly appreciated. Mission badge Schwinn Bikes, where were they sold? Barry

 

[hoofhearted]

Barry … by no means am I attempting to Bogart your thread.

There is one mystery that was never cleared-up at the time
of a particular posting.

The owner of a TOC/teen's MISSION-badged bicycle frame has
not been seen since October 19, 2019. He was a CABEr and
posted some pics of his diamond-framed roadster. A Miami-Built.

Sometimes I sit and think. Sometimes I just sit. But it did occur
to me that this badge MAY have been the ancestral forerunner of
the Schwinn MISSION badge.

Not a single reader (self-included) brought up the possibility of a
connection of the badge on his antiquated Mission … with those
Mission badges of the Schwinn persuasion. In truth … I really
wanted that Mission-badged frame .. but failed to pursue it at
the time.

Could there have been a connection ?

Thank you in advance, Barry … and to any readers who care to share their thoughts ….

..... patric

 

[barneyguey]

Wow! Cool! Thanks for the tip Patric! I will check it out for sure and let you know what I find. Thank you. Barry



Always feel free to contribute. I value your input.

 

[barneyguey]

I just found that they merged with Baker & Hamilton in 1918. You probably saw this Savage badge when someone posted it on the Cabe a while back.

 

[mr.cycleplane]

I can't say for certain but like the northwest patrol badge-everyone assumed it was a Washington-Oregon-Idaho regional badge. Turns out more showed up in Minnesota! The same has been thought of the A.S. Mission badge being a 'California' only badge with a representation of one of California's historic 21 missions and the bear like on our state flag and the mountains representing our sierra Nevada mountain range. the specific mission seen on the badge is I think best fit to the Santa Barbara mission-the most beautifully restored and still standing of the 21 originals. But who sold them or which distributor offered them......quien sabe?

 

[oldmtrcyc]

I don't know the answer to your question but my orig paint B-10e came from the LA area.

 

[barneyguey]

I don't know the answer to your question but my orig paint B-10e came from the LA area.
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Very cool! Some people have told me they think the mission on the badge is like some of the missions in California. It just might be the case that's where they were sold. Thank you for sharing. I'd love to see the whole bike. Barry

 

[hoofhearted]

Still mysterious to this day .....

 

[cyclingday]

The building depicted on the badge, is the Mission Inn, Riverside, California.
The mountain in the background is, Mt. San Antonio.
The bear of course, is the California Grizzly.
It’s a California themed badge, no doubt about it.
Where they were sold, is definitely still a mystery.
My own hunch, is that they were badged for the Mission Inn, as a bicycle fleet for the guests that stayed there.
Look up the history of the Mission Inn, and see what your thoughts are.
Maybe the Inn has some record of the bicycles they provided guests back in the 1930’s?
Just a hunch.

 

[WetDogGraphix]

Here is a link to it.......

Mission Inn Foundation - Preserving, promoting and sharing the history and legacy of the historic Mission Inn

Preserving, promoting and sharing the history and legacy of the historic Mission Inn in Riverside, CA

missioninnmuseum.org