Gerry: I have one with what appears to be the same frame, different crankset and hubs, rear is fixie, BB housing is stamped 1888; No headbadge, it had been nickel plated then painted. I had previously posted requests to ID it on this site and on Wheelmen. Unfortunately, have not yet been able to determine maker. I have located two similar for sale on Ebay and another from an unknown internet site, which has a headbadge that reads US (model 8) see
http://s917.photobucket.com/albums/ad20/dobie45/US MADE UNKNOWN/. As well, Ross Hill, Wheelman site, suggests that the patent date is Nov 13 vice Nov 18 or 10 as I had thought. Unfortunately, the patents Ross suggested do not assist. Contact me at
[email protected], maybe we can come up with an identification. Here is last post from Wheelmen
Posted - 11/07/2012 : 22:07:48
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Earlier in the year, I posted a request to identify this bike
http://s917.photobucket.com/albums/ad20/dobie45/US MADE UNKNOWN/ Finally got around to checking this bike over. I cleaned the BB housing and enhanced the digits; imprinted is "PAT'D NOV181888" or "NOV101888", I believe the former rather than the latter. I have attempted to look it up online in the US patent registry available to the public, but the records available are not complete. Could any of you folks who have access to the patent registry records assist? As well, I added pix of 2 similiar bikes from ebay without headbadges and one from internet with a headbadge that reads US Model 8. The 2 on ebay have serial #s stamped under the BB whereas mine has the patent date. See additions to my sub album
http://s917.photobucket.com/albums/ad20/dobie45/US MADE UNKNOWN/ . I would like to try to determine what this old fella is. As always, your assistance is appreciated. I'll also post on the CABE. Cheers, Wayne
Ross Hill
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Posted - 11/07/2012 : 23:00:30
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Wayne,
The patent date would be November 13, 1888. Patents are only issued one day per week. These are the bicycle patents issued that day:
392748
392749
392756
392821
392889
392956
392973
All these patents appear to be earlier technology then your bike. The last one is the most likely.
Ross