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TOC Orient bicycle tread .... a place to gain and share information

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Orient motorized trike, racing 1904
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Another example of the Orient Chainless. The prior owner did an amateur restoration and over painted the frame black, some re-nickle etc. Looks OK but I would have left it as is. You can see some of the vermilion paint peeking through on the head. The fork crown has its own patent stamp. I believe that the rims have their original finish of purple center with gold stripe now faded. Sager roller gear chinless mechanism. The bike once belonged to W.H. Nichols the inventor of the Rayon pump. His company,W.H.Nichols Co., had it's beginning in Waltham Mass. There is a lot of info on his company on the web.

The bike Catfish has presented is beautiful. It must have been a special machine to have a full nickel finish.

This is a great thread ! An iconic company. Thanks for creating !

Glenn



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