Victor H. Roos // Roos Flyer Bicycles What Is this ??

[Classic Cool Rides]

Hello CABE'ers!

A CABE'er friend of mine @Sprockets and I were in an Antique store in Braselton, GA today and snagged this little gem ........
Some little advertising trinket (Maybe a whistle ??) made of wood just over 3" long.
I "googled" Victor H. Roos and found some history of the man from Omaha, NE related to Cessna aircraft.
Digging a little deeper I saw a ROOS FLYER BICYCLE that went to auction back in 2015, in Omaha
The bicycle appeared to be a Mid-30's bike (26" Balloon wheels on a 28" wheel Moto-bike frame)

SO ....... my questions are:

A) what is this trinket ??
B) has anybody here ever seen the Rare ROOS Flyer Bicycle ??

Would love to hear some history of this and that bicycle company!! Thanks! CCR Dave

 

[Classic Cool Rides]

Here are pics from a screen shot of the Bicycle and Head Badge from an auction back a few years ago in Omaha
Sorry the picture clarity is not so good......BEAUTIFUL HEAD BADGE!!

 

[barneyguey]

I ran into this badge one time, but only found what sounds like the same information you did.

 

[Classic Cool Rides]

I ran into this badge one time, but only found what sounds like the same information you did.
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That is one SWEET lookin' head badge!
Thank you for sharing! I hope somebody here has a bike to share pics with us....
Cheers! CCR Dave

 

[barneyguey]

That is one SWEET lookin' head badge!
Thank you for sharing! I hope somebody here has a bike to share pics with us....
Cheers! CCR Dave

You bet!
I hope so too, I've wondered if they always made their own bikes or eventually sold Schwinn's.

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[Classic Cool Rides]

Well........ I'm still not convinced its a whistle. Some say it appears to be that BUT.....no matter how I try to make it work as a whistle--No Luck.

BUT....... I discovered it had a little "wooden Plug" in the "front" that carefully is removable. MAYBE it is a "PENCIL TOPPER" ??

Has anybody seen anything like this little advertising gadget before ??

 

[redline1968]

Sure it’s not a whistle?

 

[rustystone2112]

It sure looks like a whistle to me also , I googled old wooden whistles.
I know that with some whistles, often wooden ones, you need to blow softly to get noise out, blowing hard won't work or possibly being that their hand made the geometry might be off a little and maybe it never did work

 

[Classic Cool Rides]

Sure it’s not a whistle?

It sure looks like a whistle to me also , I googled old wooden whistles.
I know that with some whistles, often wooden ones, you need to blow softly to get noise out, blowing hard won't work or possibly being that their hand made the geometry might be off a little and maybe it never did work

You guys are correct! I also searched (just now) on ebay for "old wooden whistles advertising" and found similar styles with old advertising.

I can't try to get it to work now because my wife and dogs are already asleep:eek:........ but I will try again. Maybe mine is defective.

Thank you guys for helping me solve this mystery. I had NOT seen old wooden whistle ever before now.......

Now if only someone here on the CABE has the old ROOS Bicycle to show us...... must be pretty darn rare! Thanks again guys!! CCR Dave

 

[redline1968]

Ha i knew it....it’s the antique dealer in me many years of hard work.. I should go into appraisals but picking is much more exciting. It might have had a small dried pea in the tube..