Show your Davis built bicycles

[Goldenindian]

Found this today.

 

[dave the wave]

great ad glen.

 

[cyclingday]

Just to add to the narrative of this thread, I found these alphabet markings on the components of a 1918 Harley Davidson Motorcyke.

Great subject HD sprocket.
I’ve had this sprocket since 1982. I think it’s a Davis frame serial number (02320) above that serial number looks to be a stamping of an upside down (7?) I will try to post some photos of the sprocket and crank. I would appreciate any information about the crank / is that a (B) or number (8)?
Also notice an (A) stamped on the bearing race could this identify the year of the sprocket and crank?
Thanks
Dave

 

[frankster41]

Here is an original

 

[Goldenindian]

Got a tip from a fellow cabe friend. Badge holes look/are drilled after the fact. The bottle cap was sanded off. Thought I'd share.

 

[corbettclassics]

Got a tip from a fellow cabe friend. Badge holes look/are drilled after the fact. The bottle cap was sanded off. Thought I'd share.
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That's a nice version of the "Track Racer" model badge. I wonder if it's earlier than mine.

 

[Goldenindian]

The bottle cap (which is gone) makes it 1914-1922....so I believe that is the earlier version. The one you pictured.

Photo credit: hoofhearted.

 

[rustyspoke66]

Found this while surfing around the web wondering about the years that Davis was in operation. It came from a post card series book called Dayton.

 

[hoofhearted]

Rustyspoke66 ... thank you for posting that pic.

The building is still existent to this very day on Linden Ave.

..... patric

 

[rustyspoke66]

Sweet! That might require a trip to Google Earth! So just out of curiosity is it possible or is there more evidence that I missed in the last 28 pages that Shelby bought Davis or did Davis use Shelby parts in there last days? It would be nice for all the interest in Davis if we could see the history pieced together and somehow installed at the beginning of the thread.
I missed this one https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/davis-sewing-machine-out-of-business-start-of-huffman-mfg.116405/