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Need help identifying this TOC? Crankset
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piercer_99
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
looks a lot like this early 1920's Columbia.
Frosty
Finally riding a big boys bike
The pic above is it on the bike I had posted before. But yes the drive pin is 2" from the center of the crank.
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Frosty
Finally riding a big boys bike
No clue how it ended up tagged as urgent... But lol.
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Frosty
Finally riding a big boys bike
First pic you posted is an exact match. That's an Emblem?
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Archie Sturmer
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
In the 1920's, some Westfield bikes sported the Dikeman patent double-D drive crank/sprocket, without drive pins; maybe some others had a 2-piece crank.
I believe that the 2" x 1" crank may be the key; have you also measured the diameters of the threads?
Emblem also used oversized threads; not sure, but do not believe they acquired the feature from George Norman P. of Buffalo/Erie.
Many bicycle manufacturers could stamp out chain rings from boiler plate, but casting or forging some parts (e.g., cranks) required a foundry; capability they may have farmed-out (subcontracted).
https://thecabe.com/forum/attachments/screen-shot-2018-01-27-at-11-35-25-png.744159/
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/toc-colors.118492/page-2#post-836023 (Toledo?)
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/ivel-bicycle.84273/ (Knivel?)
I thought that Fauber and GWM had fairly standard dimensions and interchangeable parts.
I believe that the 2" x 1" crank may be the key; have you also measured the diameters of the threads?
Emblem also used oversized threads; not sure, but do not believe they acquired the feature from George Norman P. of Buffalo/Erie.
Many bicycle manufacturers could stamp out chain rings from boiler plate, but casting or forging some parts (e.g., cranks) required a foundry; capability they may have farmed-out (subcontracted).
https://thecabe.com/forum/attachments/screen-shot-2018-01-27-at-11-35-25-png.744159/
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/toc-colors.118492/page-2#post-836023 (Toledo?)
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/ivel-bicycle.84273/ (Knivel?)
I thought that Fauber and GWM had fairly standard dimensions and interchangeable parts.
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SKPC
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Yes, all the pics I posted are Emblem. Try some common cone hardware on the crank. ( AS^^^^^)This would indicate Emblem if too small. That oversized crank thread & 2" drive pin spacing is common on the early Emblems from what I have seen, but I also think that other makers of the same era used this fauber-style diamond crank with the 2" spaced drive pin.
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