Help to identify

[Phattiremike]

Antique store find mostly made of wood, the seat, handlebars, fork, frame all wood!? The front wheel looks to be a wooded dowl it spins freely so the may be a metal sleeve around it. There’s some nice detail on a few metal pieces. The brackets under the seat are metal the other metal piece is from the frame to the front fork. No pedals must have used foot power?
Back tires hard rubber maybe 8” the front 12”?
TOC or homemade?

 

[Freqman1]

Wheels look like 1930s but I can't find anything like this. Pressed metal was in full swing by this time for riding toys so I'm inclined to think it is a one off. Outside my wheelhouse though so I may be way off. V/r Shawn

 

[Casper]

War time maybe? When metal was all going to the war effort (WWII)

 

[Phattiremike]

Wheels look like 1930s but I can't find anything like this. Pressed metal was in full swing by this time for riding toys so I'm inclined to think it is a one off. Outside my wheelhouse though so I may be way off. V/r Shawn

Appreciate your opinion Shawn!

 

[dfa242]

It appears to be homemade - the wheels are from soap box derby cars, wooden parts look to have been cut out with a band saw and the seat support is perhaps a shelf bracket.

 

[Phattiremike]

It appears to be homemade - the wheels are from soap box derby cars, wooden parts look to have been cut out with a band saw and the seat support is perhaps a shelf bracket.

Look close at the bracket that connects the frame to the front fork, that’s what confuses me.

 

[dfa242]

Yeah, I'm not sure what that might have come from.

 

[ridingtoy]

It is definitely a unique tricycle, whether home made or manufactured on a very limited basis.

Dave

 

[Phattiremike]

It is definitely a unique tricycle, whether home made or manufactured on a very limited basis.

Dave

They wanted $167.50 offered to me 1/2 price I may go back and grab it. It’s unique for sure.

 

[Freqman1]

As a decorative object maybe, as a collectible I don't think so. V/r Shawn