What is this wood wheeled bike?

[bikecrazy]

I’m posting a bunch of pics hoping someone can help me figure out what I have. It’s been repainted black years ago over the original orange color. It appears the fork is from a different bike. Interesting head badge looks to be original. Stamping under bottom bracket is very unusual. Thanks in advance for any help

 

[New Mexico Brant]

Amazing Badge! That is all I can add to the dialogue.

 

[Blue Streak]

Union Standard newspaper references from 1920-1922:

March 1920

April 1920

May 1920

December 1920

July 1921

August 1921

September 1921

October 1921

December 1921

March 1922

 

[bikecrazy]

Getting info on these oldies is really difficult. I’ve owned it for at least 10 years, picking it up at Ann Arbor for 250$. Being a repaint, I can go repaint in the original orange or leave as is. The problem is that I have no idea what striping or paint effects were used by the factory.The best I can come up with is either Dayton or Davis.

 

[bikecrazy]

Well now I know Union Standard existed, thank you! I wonder if they built them or private label another manufacturer?

 

[Goldenindian]

With that fork ….I would say built by Michigan city. They made excelsior/deluxe/triumph…. and other brands. Cool find. Love the badge. Thanks for sharing.

 

[bikecrazy]

I think you are right about the fork. Unfortunately tear down revealed a different shade of red/orange compared to the frame

 

[Archie Sturmer]

One of the ads posted elsewhere by @Blue Streak for Progressive Cycle & Auto Supply Co., NY, mentioned that they were “jobbers”.

So a jobber might assemble bikes with frames & forks from different manufacturers?

Also, I have seen later documents (law case) that they were wholesalers in the 1950’s, who then did not even open-up the boxes to inspect the suppliers’ bikes.

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Below is another PC & AS Co NY embossed badge, The Mohawk (Indian); not sure if it is a reproduction.