Crown - Great Western Mfr. Co.

[velo-vecchio]

Anybody know anything about these? I found the frame especially interesting and it must have been innovative in that period to come up with something beyond either diamond or truss. The badge is quite nice too - at $550 I passed but maybe I shouldn't have (?).

 

[bricycle]

That was designed by that renowned guy... circa 1913-14 ish

 

[chitown]

DESIGN.

E. J. LONN.

BICYCLE FRAME.

APPUCATION FILED JAN. 29, 1920. 55 ,625, Patented July 6, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD JULIUS LONN, OF LAPORTE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T0 GREAT WESTERN MANUFACTURING (30., OF LAPORTE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

 

[bricycle]

I was thinking more along this line (pg. 58) http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?54440-April-28-1914-Bicycling-and-Motorcycle-review

 

[Iverider]

Reading Standard was bought by Great Western and utilized this frame design for quite some time.

Here's a Great Western built Reading that now resides in Indianapolis.

Untitled by VW Sightings, on Flickr

 

[bricycle]

Yummy! I am the adopt-a-raptor! (hint)

 

[theyankeedoodler]

Reading Standard was bought by Great Western and utilized this frame design for quite some time.

Here's a Great Western built Reading that now resides in Indianapolis.

Untitled by VW Sightings, on Flickr

I had the pleasure of pedaling that around the block.

 

[bricycle]

I had the pleasure of pedaling that around the block.

lucky you........

 

[velo-vecchio]

My encyclopedia-friends have all chimed in ... so nice to spend my time on this site instead of doing actual work. Wait, who said that?

 

[fat tire trader]

Anybody know anything about these? I found the frame especially interesting and it must have been innovative in that period to come up with something beyond either diamond or truss. The badge is quite nice too - at $550 I passed but maybe I shouldn't have (?).

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Its interesting how the fork is bent like the one on my frame. Seeing this bike and the patent below leads me to believe that my frame is a Crown and not a Reading.

http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?57678-Am-I-READING-this-correctly-Could-this-be-STANDARD