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Early TOC - the Electric?
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Craig Allen
Finally riding a big boys bike
The Electric was a hard tire safety built by the St. Nicholas Mfg. Co. of Chicago from 1889-1892.
Blue Streak
Wore out three sets of tires already!
1889-1891 references for Electric safety. Most of them say youth, boys or juvenile. November 14, 1890 ad for used bicycles says Electric has 24" wheels. What size wheels would fit your frame?
August 30, 1889 issue of The Wheel:
February 21, 1890 issue of The Wheel:
April 4, 1890 issue of The Wheel:
April 11, 1890 issue of The Wheel:
November 14, 1890 issue of The Wheel:
May 1, 1891 issue of The Wheel:
August 30, 1889 issue of The Wheel:
February 21, 1890 issue of The Wheel:
April 4, 1890 issue of The Wheel:
April 11, 1890 issue of The Wheel:
November 14, 1890 issue of The Wheel:
May 1, 1891 issue of The Wheel:
Blue Streak
Wore out three sets of tires already!
The Electric Juvenile Safety from Spring 1889 St. Nicholas Manufacturing Company Semi-Annual Catalog. Information was taken from a very light xerox copy of the catalog that is in the Wheelmen Library (great resource available to Wheelmen members). Images are from the catalog but I retyped the text information as it was hard to read. Hope this helps. Interested in knowing what size wheels (20" or 24") fits yours.
Four models offered:
24" wheels with rubber tires and adjustable cone axle bearings $35.00
No. 3 with 20" wheels with rubber tires and adjustable cone axle bearings $25.00
No. 2 with 20" wheels with rubber tires and parallel axle bearings $18.00
No. 1 with 20" wheels with steel tires and parallel axle bearings $12.00
Four models offered:
24" wheels with rubber tires and adjustable cone axle bearings $35.00
No. 3 with 20" wheels with rubber tires and adjustable cone axle bearings $25.00
No. 2 with 20" wheels with rubber tires and parallel axle bearings $18.00
No. 1 with 20" wheels with steel tires and parallel axle bearings $12.00
Jesse McCauley
McCauley Cycle Works
LOVE that machine!
I’ve been waiting for someone to find juuuust the right St. Nicholas MFG juvi frame...
Let me know if you plan to endeavor to rebuild, I could part with these if they are going on the right project.
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I’ve been waiting for someone to find juuuust the right St. Nicholas MFG juvi frame...
Let me know if you plan to endeavor to rebuild, I could part with these if they are going on the right project.
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Blue Streak
Wore out three sets of tires already!
For comparison here are some other youth hard tire safeties that have sold at Copake Auction:
Dandy (wheel size unknown
Spalding (26.5" wheels
Western Wheel Works (24" wheels
Dandy (wheel size unknown
Spalding (26.5" wheels
Western Wheel Works (24" wheels
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