My collection ww1 WESTFIELD COLUMBIA military model

[blackcat]

Hello;
Nice find at spare parts fair for old cars and motorcycles in France a WW1 TROXEL military model saddle stamped U.S.A.
The saddle carriage is not the correct model.











Regards;
Serge

 

[blackcat]

Hello;
A superb Neverout WW1 lamp nickel-plated found in France and repainted in OD military paint, the lower cap missing .
Thanks @New Mexico Brant for the information





Regards;
Serge

 

[Huffy45]

Really nice light! Congrats.

 

[Huffy45]

This thread is great and really peaked my interest in these bicycles.

My new mission is to find one of these in the wild, from any manufacturer at some point in my life.

I doubt the probability of it happening (scrap piles) but one can hope.

I think I may venture into making a tribute (has this been done?) from a teens double bar frame.. if I find a suitable candidate.

Thanks for sharing the great photos.

Aaron

 

[catfish]

This thread is great and really peaked my interest in these bicycles.

My new mission is to find one of these in the wild, from any manufacturer at some point in my life.

I doubt the probability of it happening (scrap piles) but one can hope.

I think I may venture into making a tribute (has this been done?) from a teens double bar frame.. if I find a suitable candidate.

Thanks for sharing the great photos.

Aaron
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They are still out there. There are a lot that never made it to Europe. Columbia even had them listed in their catalog for the American market.

 

[blackcat]

This thread is great and really peaked my interest in these bicycles.

My new mission is to find one of these in the wild, from any manufacturer at some point in my life.

I doubt the probability of it happening (scrap piles) but one can hope.

I think I may venture into making a tribute (has this been done?) from a teens double bar frame.. if I find a suitable candidate.

Thanks for sharing the great photos.

Aaron
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Hello @Huffy45 ;
Great photo, I notice a NASH-QUAD truck at the top left.
Have you located the photo? Because I notice in the foreground non- military frames and craksets...
Regards;
Serge

 

[Huffy45]

Hello @Huffy45 ;
Great photo, I notice a NASH-QUAD truck at the top left.
Have you located the photo? Because I notice in the foreground non- military frames and craksets...
Regards;
Serge

This is from the National Archives "Salvage pile of motorcycle and bicycle parts. Motor Park, Verneuil, Nievre, France 1919"

National Archives NextGen Catalog

The online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records.

catalog.archives.gov

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Cheers,
Aaron

 

[blackcat]

Hello;
I know the place, thank
Regards;
Serge

 

[blackcat]

Hello @Huffy45 ;
The world is small
Found this day in a barn, a Neverout WW1 military lamp sill with its original paint and its unbroken interior glass at 15 miles from the Verneuil Motor Park, Nievre, in the Bourgogne region of France for 15$











Regards;
Serge