Anyone know what year Schwinn bought the Mead cycle Company?

[catfish]

Westfield made bikes for Mead too.

 

[barneyguey]

Westfield made bikes for Mead too.

I've seen them too, along with other brands, but for some reason thought Schwinn bought them out?

 

[2jakes]

Fifty Years of Schwinn-Built Bicycles 1895 ~1945
by Frank W. Schwinn

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The March-Davis Bicycle Co. is the only reference made with regards to
buying a bicycle company by Schwinn from 1895 to 1945.

 

[barneyguey]

Fifty Years of Schwinn-Built Bicycles 1895 ~1945
by Frank W. Schwinn
View attachment 753304
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The March-Davis Bicycle Co. is the only reference made with regards to
buying a bicycle company by Schwinn from 1895 to 1945.

I knew someone could tell me. Thank you very much! Barry

 

[barneyguey]

That's funny! I have that book! LOL

 

[Cooper S.]

I don’t remember where I read it, but I’m pretty sure schwinn boughtout mead in1946.

 

[barneyguey]

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I don’t remember where I read it, but I’m pretty sure schwinn boughtout mead in1946.

If so, that wouldn't be in the book mentioned above. Thank you. I'll have to see if I can find anything about it. Barry

 

[2jakes]

The question with regards to Mead~Schwinn has been a topic for sometime now.

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Antique Bicycles Pre-1933
Mead Motobike Frame Identification
Posted Aug 14, 2012
chitown

I would still love to learn more on when Mead stopped using their own factory and began their outsourcing of frames to Schwinn and Westfield. George Lewis (long time Mead salesman/Manager/Owner of several Patents for Mead) was moving on with other ventures with Horace Huffman in the mid 20's so that would be possibly when you begin to see other frames being used as well. . And also it would be great to learn more about the custom badging they did and if it were for larger accounts like Sears. The teen Sears Peerless road bikes share many of the teen Mead road bikes design features including patented fork and dropout designs.

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It would be great if you were to find out more,
thanks Barry.

 

[barneyguey]

I'll work on it. We need to know! Lol

 

[GTs58]

I haven't found anything about Schwinn buying Mead. But.......

1911 Schwinn buys Excelsior Motor Cycle Co.
1917 Schwinn buys Henderson Motor Cycle Co.