Hello,
Mesinger as a bicycle seat manufacturer was very, very well known. Famous. Of course,
National Bicycle History Archive of America has many, many original Mesinger catalogues and more. At one time, we also had the largest supply of NOS original parts for prewar and early postwar.
Mesinger and Arnold, Schwinn & Co.had a very strong business relationship as of the late 1930s. From that point into the 1970s, Mesinger was Schwinn's main supplier of saddles. So it would neither be a surprise nor mystery that a Mesinger saddle would be found on a late 1960s Schwinn. Very typical and expected.
Mesinger sent us catalogues for every year until they went out of production. We still have business cards from their factory because we talked with their people yearly at trade shows.
Here is our 1941 Schwinn Packard Autocycle DeLuxe with a Mesinger "B" genuine leather saddle as factory original. Hope this helps.
Leon Dixon
National Bicycle History Archive of America
(NBHAA.com)
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