fordmike65
Riding a '37 Colson Imperial
Slowly I've been adding interesting early bicycles to my collection including my Racycle Rideabout, Crescent chainless & G&J. I've been on the lookout for an early parallel double bar, so when this popped up at Turlock I knew I had to have it. Unfortunately it had caught me when the bike fund well was dry....but the local friend who found it took some items in trade and even delivered it.
Some of you might recognize it from the Turlock swap thread a couple of weeks ago. Not knowing what it was and @New Mexico Brant's suggestion that it might be a Yale, I did a bit of digging & came across @dmk441's thread regarding Pre 1916 Consolidated Manufacturing Yale bicycles. There I found a frame with very similar construction & a Cornell badge that looks very much like the Peerless on this bicycle. All badges are from Toledo,OH, and most are stamped "Consolidate MFG Co" or "The Kirk MFG Co." while mine is "The Lion MFG Co.". @Jesse McCauley knows a bit about this company, but has not seen any ties to bicycles. If anyone happens to have any information on this bike or of it's details, please feel free to post here. I'm hoping a few key Cabe members will chime in, among others: @Blue Streak , @dmk441 , @hoofhearted , @New Mexico Brant , @Jesse McCauley, @cds2323 . Thank you in advance for any help. Mike
@dmk441 Thread regarding early Yale built bikes
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Looks to be the same chainring in this ad
Very similar badge
Similar frame construction
Some of you might recognize it from the Turlock swap thread a couple of weeks ago. Not knowing what it was and @New Mexico Brant's suggestion that it might be a Yale, I did a bit of digging & came across @dmk441's thread regarding Pre 1916 Consolidated Manufacturing Yale bicycles. There I found a frame with very similar construction & a Cornell badge that looks very much like the Peerless on this bicycle. All badges are from Toledo,OH, and most are stamped "Consolidate MFG Co" or "The Kirk MFG Co." while mine is "The Lion MFG Co.". @Jesse McCauley knows a bit about this company, but has not seen any ties to bicycles. If anyone happens to have any information on this bike or of it's details, please feel free to post here. I'm hoping a few key Cabe members will chime in, among others: @Blue Streak , @dmk441 , @hoofhearted , @New Mexico Brant , @Jesse McCauley, @cds2323 . Thank you in advance for any help. Mike
@dmk441 Thread regarding early Yale built bikes
Pre 1916 Consolidated Manufacturing Yale bicycles | Antique Bicycles Pre-1933
The focus of this thread is dedicated to the research and preservation of Pre 1916 Consolidated Manufacturing Yale bicycles. Please contribute to the research efforts and share what you might have that's Pre 1916 Yale bicycle related. Whether it's consolidated manufacturing Yale catalogs, head...
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Looks to be the same chainring in this ad
Very similar badge
Similar frame construction
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