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Dan the bike man

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Suspended
This past weekend I bought a small collection of 1885-1910 bikes, 8 in all. I have a few questions as I clean them up (lightly and carefully) to display. First up is the Sovereign bagged bike. It has a "sweetheart" sprocket. I know that to be a Schwinn thing, so is the badge the wrong one, the sprocket wrong, or did another company use that too. The man I bought from said this is 1895-1897. Thank you for your feedback. I'll post others as I go.
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I have no questions on this one really, just showing it. I'm told it's also circa 1896, original and REALLY nice paint!!!
 
The American Machine made in Flint, Mi appears to have a slightly bent front fork, otherwise looks very nice. Would you be willing to post a photo of the badge? I'm in MI and just curious what the badge looks like. I'm familiar with several MI brands but not that one.

Regarding the sweetheart sprocket, I believe other manufactures used it as well. I have seen it on other non-Schwinn bicycles at least in the early years such as your bikes are.

Very nice collection regarding both bikes. Will you be eventually posting images of the other 6 bikes?
 
Here's the others:
Schwinn Admiral red and black. Early bike.
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Cleveland- lots wrong but I like the break and paint is nice.

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Hartford Vedette:

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Meade:

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Last, but not least, 1885 Victor high wheel. First one I've owned, I think it's really cool!

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Wow, that is quite the collection all in one purchase. I'm very impressed by your score. I like the Saginaw bike as well. I see you are in MI as well. I'd be glad to help with putting you in touch with local resources for tiring for the highwheel or whatever else you may need. Let me know if I can help.
 
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