ID help please, TOC bike?

[Archie Sturmer]

Sounds like I have the ultimate Frankie bike! What do you think of the badge?

Not sure what the “P. C. & A. S. Co.” might stand for, but I thought that a CABE member may have recently offered a badge, “Serl” (or Perl?) — so marked on eBay.
Also, there is a badge so marked on a “show us your badges...” thread — 2nd post, “Mohawk” badge.
Probably not associated with that other bicycle manufacturer located in the Mohawk valley and on the Mohawk River, (not by the higher Cohoes Falls, but the smaller falls).
Most people may associate “A.S.” bicycles with the famous Albert Spaulding — but his was more a Chicago concern.

 

[bikecrazy]

Union manufacturing company?
Union Hardware Company?

 

[Blue Streak]

1920-1922 (only years found) newspaper ads for Union Standard Bicycle. Could not find any references for P. C. & A. S. Company.

March 23, 1920 - Trenton Evening News (Trenton NJ) :

April 30, 1920 - Evening Journal (Vineland NJ) :

May 14, 1920 - Trenton Evening Times (Trenton NJ)

December 15, 1920 - Evening Journal (Vineland NJ) :

July 30, 1921 - The Chat (Brooklyn NY) :

August 3, 1921 - Courier Post (Camden NJ) :

September 16, 1921 - Courier Post (Camden NJ) :

October 14, 1921 - Courier Post (Camden NJ) :

December 16, 1921 - The Morning Post (Camden NJ) :

March 17, 1922 - Courier Post (Camden NJ) :

 

[bikecrazy]

Thanks!

 

[Ricker]

I just noticed that @hoofhearted posted a badge in May 2016 in the thread regarding hardware store badges with PC & AS CO.

Hardware Store Badged Bikes. | General Discussion About Old Bicycles

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[Archie Sturmer]

Looks like Progressive Cycle & Auto Supply Co., New York, (as a distributor rather than a manufacturer). https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/another-bsa-thread-with-questions.95043/page-2#post-1493447

Sold - PROGRESSIVE CYCLE CO. COMET RACERS, PAIR OF TWO TWIN TRACK BIKES | Archive (sold or withdrawn)

I cant curse on here so "%(%^%^ those are beautiful! Wow.....

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