Early 1900 teens Schmelzer's bike info help please.

[REDAIR13]

Thread revival. I purchased this bike today, and hope to get it back on the road. Any new info?

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Serial numbers looked to read A-75,332?
Great Western Mfg. La Porte Indiana used Wm. Fauber chain ring sprockets, but perhaps there were others.
If the chain stays are oval shaped at the bottom bracket, then I might lean toward Excelsior (Chicago?) as a manufacturer.
Westfield bottom brackets were slightly under sized, (as were some Fauber’s).

The double straight bar or twin truss frame bicycle style preceded the double drop bar frame by a few years.
1917 Motorcycle Illustrated used the noun phrase “Schmelzer name plate bicycles” and also listed Schmelzer as a KC dealer of Johnson Motor Wheels (assoc. with…?).

Are the badge holes 2+1/4” apart?

 

[REDAIR13]

Serial numbers looked to read A-75,332?
Great Western Mfg. La Porte Indiana used Wm. Fauber chain ring sprockets, but perhaps there were others.
If the chain stays are oval shaped at the bottom bracket, then I might lean toward Excelsior (Chicago?) as a manufacturer.
Westfield bottom brackets were slightly under sized, (as were some Fauber’s).

The double straight bar or twin truss frame bicycle style preceded the double drop bar frame by a few years.
1917 Motorcycle Illustrated used the noun phrase “Schmelzer name plate bicycles” and also listed Schmelzer as a KC dealer of Johnson Motor Wheels (assoc. with…?).

Are the badge holes 2+1/4” apart?

Yes. 2 1/4 in apart on badge holes