Toc Colors

[Ed Minas]

I think it would interesting to start a discussion about bicycle colors. Most TOC bikes I have seen have been black, deep maroon, or in the case of the Stearns Yellow Fellow yellow. What other original colors you seen? There isn't much information on the internet about the subject, There is some discussion on earily car colors, but not bicycles which of course preceded most cars. Have there ever been any articles or cabe discussion on colors?
Post your early bikes if their orginal color was anything other than black.

 

[gtdohn]

Here's one I used to own. It was a Tarracotta color.

 

[Ed Minas]

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Here's one I used to own. It was a Tarracotta color.

Awesome who was the manufacture?

 

[gtdohn]

It was an 1896 Eclipse

 

[Freqman1]

You could order the Miami Racycle in just about any color. You just had to provide a search of cloth in the color you wanted, pay a couple extra dollars, and give them three additional weeks for delivery. V/r Shawn

 

[mickeyc]

Columbia green...

 

[Ed Minas]

You could order the Miami Racycle in just about any color. You just had to provide a search of cloth in the color you wanted, pay a couple extra dollars, and give them three additional weeks for delivery. V/r Shawn

That is interesting. Some of the paint research that I looked at mention that paint colors were difficult to do on bikes due to the pigment they had available at the time. They must have figured it out. Would love to see a custom colored Racycle.

 

[Ed Minas]

Columbia green...

Any samples of the Columbia green?

 

[gtdohn]

That is interesting. Some of the paint research that I looked at mention that paint colors were difficult to do on bikes due to the pigment they had available at the time. They must have figured it out. Would love to see a custom colored Racycle.

Here you go Ed.
said to be un-restored:

 

[corbettclassics]

Here you go Ed.
said to be un-restored:
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That's from the Blue Nelson collection.