pedalpower17
Finally riding a big boys bike
I believe this cool ring is a pre-war Snyder, 1930s. Anybody agree? Disagree?
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Snyder Chain Ring?
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Archie Sturmer
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Could be. Maybe seen more often on D.P. Harris bikes, that did not wear the “Rollfast” badge.
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pedalpower17
Finally riding a big boys bike
OK, a follow up question for the true connoisseurs. Did the D.P. Harris Hardware manufacture anything or were they only the retailer of Rollfast branded bikes built by H.P. Snyder? Is it possible that this chain ring could have been made by D.P. Harris?
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Archie Sturmer
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
DPH Hardware did make ball bearings at one time; maybe roller skates (mostly sheet-metal parts) too.
There is a picture of their large factory on this site, (somewhere).
Not sure if they had (or needed) capability to forge or stamp chain rings from steel (e.g., boiler plate).
The Nostalgic.net website shows a 1936 "Rollfast" product line catalog with the 5+1 "H" chain ring on "Rollfast" badged bikes and the "star" chain ring on "Peerless" badged bikes. An old "Rollfast" ad from 1939 shows similar, with the words "low price" - so the chain ring was part of the greater "Rollfast" product line, but sometimes not placed on the top-of-the-line "Rollfast" models, with the ball-bearings badge.
An old ad from the Van Camp hardware stores, described the star chain ring as "fancy pattern" on their "Ben Hur" badged Harris bikes.
Don't mean to split hairs, but sometimes, "Rollfast" may mean different things to different people, in different contexts, (e.g., MW Hawthorne).
It may be kind of like the 1st year Ford Mustangs, yes they were Ford cars, but Ford did not put there name on them that year, using "Mustang" instead.
DPH may have also been a "wholesaler".
There is a picture of their large factory on this site, (somewhere).
Not sure if they had (or needed) capability to forge or stamp chain rings from steel (e.g., boiler plate).
The Nostalgic.net website shows a 1936 "Rollfast" product line catalog with the 5+1 "H" chain ring on "Rollfast" badged bikes and the "star" chain ring on "Peerless" badged bikes. An old "Rollfast" ad from 1939 shows similar, with the words "low price" - so the chain ring was part of the greater "Rollfast" product line, but sometimes not placed on the top-of-the-line "Rollfast" models, with the ball-bearings badge.
An old ad from the Van Camp hardware stores, described the star chain ring as "fancy pattern" on their "Ben Hur" badged Harris bikes.
Don't mean to split hairs, but sometimes, "Rollfast" may mean different things to different people, in different contexts, (e.g., MW Hawthorne).
It may be kind of like the 1st year Ford Mustangs, yes they were Ford cars, but Ford did not put there name on them that year, using "Mustang" instead.
DPH may have also been a "wholesaler".
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pedalpower17
Finally riding a big boys bike
Thanks for the info. I've got the impression that maybe DPH Hardware did not manufacture bicycles, but retailed Rollfast bikes. Snyder built bikes. Anyway, the story of my chain ring is much clearer now.
rollfaster
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
This was my 41 Synder built Derby badged bike with that chainring.
pedalpower17
Finally riding a big boys bike
Rollfaster, that tells me the ring was manufactured into the 40s...maybe it was discontinued with the war. It also gives more evidence that this ring tended to be used on the standard models. Thanks...and that is a beautiful red Derby which surely made some kid super happy. Love the red/white rims with black wall tires!
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