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Can someone I’d this bike frame
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Junkman Bob
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Cool Frame … I heard the term Arched truss bar used to describe frames that look like that by the Pro’s here on the Cabe
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juvela
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
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thanks very much for sharing this interesting find
two possible national origins include Britain and the low countries
would be good to get some input from @dnc1 and from @non-fixie
suspect that if you check the threading of the steerer and bottom bracket you will find it to be BSC
you could try cleaning the faces of the bottom bracket cups to see if they carry any marking
centre section of the cycle's bottom bracket spindle will likely exhibit a marking
possible there may be a marking on the steerer
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conceivable that lugs, crown, shell, headset & bottom bracket may turn out to be Brampton products...(not making a claim)
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thanks very much for sharing this interesting find
two possible national origins include Britain and the low countries
would be good to get some input from @dnc1 and from @non-fixie
suspect that if you check the threading of the steerer and bottom bracket you will find it to be BSC
you could try cleaning the faces of the bottom bracket cups to see if they carry any marking
centre section of the cycle's bottom bracket spindle will likely exhibit a marking
possible there may be a marking on the steerer
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conceivable that lugs, crown, shell, headset & bottom bracket may turn out to be Brampton products...(not making a claim)
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Archie Sturmer
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Not sure if at that time, if the old world Europe would have honored U.S. patents (and copyrights), such as the Iver Johnson Arch Bar Truss frame design of the ToC.
New Mexico Brant
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Labor in France licensed the design from Iver.
dnc1
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
I believe that there are at least 30 known (currently) French manufacturers who used the design. From around 1903 into the late 1930's.
Less frequently used by British manufacturers.
The split bottom bracket suggests to me a date right at the start of that date range.
Headset and bottom bracket threading will be a good guide as to whether its French or not.
Some Belgian manufacturers also used truss-bridge frame designs too.
Less frequently used by British manufacturers.
The split bottom bracket suggests to me a date right at the start of that date range.
Headset and bottom bracket threading will be a good guide as to whether its French or not.
Some Belgian manufacturers also used truss-bridge frame designs too.
dnc1
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
The fork crown is of the Labor design.
Labor also sold complete frames to small producers who would build up machines and rebadge them with their own headbadges.
Another feature that I have seen on a couple of Labor bikes is that the year of manufacture is scratched/engraved on the fork steerer tube in Roman numerals.
Labor also sold complete frames to small producers who would build up machines and rebadge them with their own headbadges.
Another feature that I have seen on a couple of Labor bikes is that the year of manufacture is scratched/engraved on the fork steerer tube in Roman numerals.
GiovanniLiCalsi
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Labor Day!
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