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Hardware Store Badged Bikes.

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if knives get to play, I have a mint Shapleigh's Solingen pocket knife with buffalo horn scales :cool:
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Another found on line, OW Richardson & Son (Chicago sporting goods)
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From what I can find, they sold several different bike models, Elite and models designated by a letter. Definitely prewar.
This one is of particular interest to me, because they're one of six US companies I've been able to identify who (prewar) imported reels from JW Young & Sons of Redditch, a particular collecting bent for me.

Curious if any UK collectors have seen bike head badges from A&NCSL.(Army Navy Cooperative) - they definitely shipped bikes all over the world.
 
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