Rambler

[Jay81]

Believe this to be from the 1920s, but would like to nail down an exact year if possible. It's a Rambler, and I see what appears to say Pope on whats left of the seat tube decal.
I'm assuming Westfield built.
Serial number appears to be L12935.
2 piece crank.

Didn't like the location of the battery tube, so after taking the pics, I ended up relocating it to the middle bar, below the tank.

 

[dave the wave]

maybe mid teen's 1916-19

 

[mazdaflyer]

Th “L” might indicate 1920.


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[shoe3]

Man what a cool Rambler, never have seen a Rambler this late, so sweet!

 

[Archie Sturmer]

An example of a Columbia, with alternate location for battery canister.

I believe Rambler was once a Jeff Gorman product; there was a big lawsuit against a Pope.

 

[Jay81]

@MrColumbia what are your thoughts as to manufacturer, I believe either Pope or Westfield, and the year it was built?
I think I remember reading that Westfield bought out Pope, but I can't remember when. Seems it was around or just after the turn of the century.

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Col. Pope lived until 1909, the company went through various bankruptcy and re-orgs. Westfield was a successor company. If you have a 1920 date, then it would probably be a Westfield, perhaps with a Pope decal. Westfield even had a “Pope” model bike.

 

[Jay81]

So, I just stumbled on this, while looking at a thread about Indian bicycles. I had never seen bearing cups like these before, but apparently some Indians had them. Then I noticed the fork looks the same, as well as the fluted end of the middle bar, where it meets the down tube. Pretty cool.

My Rambler:

1916 Indian: