Early small Teens - Salesman or Rider

[cr250mark]

Any thoughts on this Early juvenile Bicycle
Great set wooden wheels
Restored at some point
Does not look like a Badge was ever present
Like to hear your thoughts
Been questioning if it was a Youth or a Saleman
Version.
Bottle should give you some perspective on how small
It really is.
I’ll post frame and actual wheel size when I arrive back Home today

Thanks
Mark

 

[locomotion]

that is a great little TOC bike
i would say this is a rider
beautiful seat, never seen this frame/spring design

the sprocket/crank design is very similar to AC Stearn design .... might be the reason why there is no badge, Stearn used a decal
The Stearn cranks are usually stamped in the rear, those crank arms are kind of small, I don't know if there was enough space for stamping them

update opinion
I am 99% sure now that this is a Stearns
the seat post clamp/lug type is definitely Stearns

fork crown is also Stearns, just missing the 2 Stearns inserts on top of the forks

 

[Jesse McCauley]

I could see Stearns for sure, that would make sense of the lack of badge too as they were all decal badged.
Great little machine!

 

[locomotion]

Now time to repaint it yellow to make it a Stearns little yellow fellow
Although, I do have an original paint Stearns that is all black .... Made in Toronto Canada

 

[Blue Streak]

Similar size 1895 Waverley:

 

[David Brown]

The hubs are the same as on a Stearns as far as the way the spoke mount.

 

[fordmike65]

@hoofhearted

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

very cool tiny bike for tiny humans.

 

[cr250mark]

Thanks for all your input , good stuff and appreciated
9-1/2” from center crank housing to top of tube
12” wheels
Picture of front hub
You maybe close on Stearns ( top of fork crown is open , missing inserts or caps “Stearns” ? Or just manufactured to be open .
No markings on crank ,or simply damn faint !

mark

 

[Barnegatbicycles]

A couple other types of hubs. I believe Snell made ones like this too that were used by Stearns the fork looks Stearns but the cranks don't.