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J L Mead Co
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Nick-theCut
I live for the CABE
Love this thread, thought I would add on this ad. Earlier mentioning Premier Cycles and somewhere along the line Mead must have bought them out, or a portion. Until now, I only saw Mead advertising these Premier bikes in the early teens.
Here the Premier name reappears in this 30's Mead catalog... Still at it
Here the Premier name reappears in this 30's Mead catalog... Still at it
Balloontyre
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Who is this Mead fella?
Who is H.T. ?
Who is H.T. ?
josehuerta
Finally riding a big boys bike
One of Mead's sons was named Theodore, might be him?
Just reread the ad, too early to be Mead's son. Ah, a new puzzle.
Balloontyre
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
I wonder if H.T Mead & Prentiss was a different concern from Mead Cycle Co.?
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Balloontyre
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Found this the other day.
Question... How do you readers interpret the part circled in blue? Did both companies exist simultaneously or ?
What is the earliest known Mead (no Prentiss) bike?
chitown
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
My guess they existed simultaneously with his partner Prentiss until Mead bought out his "branch".
As far as the H.T. Mead adverts there are other examples of different versions prior to 1900.
1896-7 ads
1897 ad
My theory is that they used these different prefixes as a way to track what publication the readers were ordering from so they knew which one was selling more from.
I'm working on some major editing of this thread as I've found some new info that I want to repost to make it more complete and follow a proper timeline.
As far as the H.T. Mead adverts there are other examples of different versions prior to 1900.
1896-7 ads
1897 ad
My theory is that they used these different prefixes as a way to track what publication the readers were ordering from so they knew which one was selling more from.
I'm working on some major editing of this thread as I've found some new info that I want to repost to make it more complete and follow a proper timeline.
Wheeled Relics
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
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