Help ID - teens bike and parts haul

[MrMonark13]

Yesterday I was out at my buddies place and I was helping him move some cars around when I asked about this bike. It’s been on his wall for about 57 years and I’ve wanted it since I first saw it. Per usual, I asked him when he’s gonna get around to it, expecting the usual answer, but this time he said “Why don’t you take it home? I’ll never get to it anyway!” And so I got the bike and all the parts pictured in exchange for pushing a car out of his shop! I also got the two badges pictured below. They lined up with the holes on the bike, but he’s not sure if they’re the right ones. Moral of the story, I need help identifying this bike and the parts with it. Any help is greatly appreciated and I’m happy to take more pictures if needed.

All I know about the lot is that they came from Crosby’s Athletic in Aurora, Ill. My buddy got them when they closed in the 70s. The front wheel on the bike and the separate one with the tire are both all wood, the others are steel-clad.

Also, I’m not sure exactly what to do with this bike. Should I restore it, preserve it, a mixture of both? Wheels are a complete unknown for me. I’d like to use the originals but I’m not sure where to get tires.

Thanks all!

 

[byke!punk]

Nice haul. The sprocket on the bike has been associated with Snyder. I think seen on some Canadian bikes as well. The maroon fender with deep sides looks like the ones on my 20s Westfield motorbike. I’m curious what the sides measure. My favorite item there are the Tiller handlebars and I’m interested in those if you plan to sell

 

[MrMonark13]

I found the serial number after some digging

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Nice bike; nicer bricks.
Snyder - Rollfast makes sense; the fastener holes in the frame look larger than those in the American head badge.

Can any letter be identified from the first stamped character; or maybe those are just marks and are not part of a serial number?

The oval-shaped rear forks at the bottom bracket look peculiar.

 

[MrMonark13]

The serial number looks like T17933
Any idea on a year?

 

[SKPC]

Cool DPH/Snyder machine. Seems who had it longest rode it quite a bit.(chainring wear) Before taking too much time on it, inspect the frames' triangle at the head/top and down tubes. It appears to have been in an accident at one time.

 

[Freqman1]

As SKPC said this one was involved in a pretty good front end collision. Getting that frame straight won't be easy but I wouldn't do anything else until I addressed that.

 

[MrMonark13]

Thank you all for your help! After taking some time to look at it, the frame appears to be okay (no cracks or bends) and the fork is the only part bent. Any ideas on how to fix it? Also, are wood clad wheels okay to support my weight(235)? I’d really like to use a set if I can find tires. Is there any way to date the bike for a general year or decade?

 

[Archie Sturmer]

A head tube straightener (HTS) would work on the frame; and could be adapted to work on the forks.

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For some frames the head tube should be parallel to the seat tube mast but parallelism is hard to see in pictures.

Another way to look for a bent frame, since slight bends are hard to see, is to place a straight edge against the suspect areas of bending.

 

[Freqman1]

Put a straightedge where I put the red lines and let me know what you find.