Wright Brothers Crank Set

[terrypaulkettering]

Hello Everyone just wanted to share my Wright Brothers VanCleve Crank Set
I got it from a old friend who got me started on bike collecting here in Dayton Ohio
he contributed to Fred Fisk book The Wright Brothers from Bicycle to Biplane.
he found it 35 years ago here in Dayton Ohio.
I showed it to The Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop on West Third St the same location it was back in the day.
they were impressed to see one

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Nice twenty-two (22) tooth Fauber-Wright Lee Van Cleef chain ring sprocket, even with the extra hole.
As for the crank "set" it would be nice to see if the drive pin of the crank fits the chain ring sprocket.

 

[fordmike65]

This Fauber chainring isn't proprietary to the Wright bicycle, is it?

 

[47jchiggins]

Does anyone have pictures of this ring on any other bike (manufacture)?
I can think of several chainrings that were used specificically on certain bikes only, just wondering if this might be the same.

1900 Van Cleve Catalogue

1900 Wright Bicycle Catalogue. Part of the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company, a virtual museum of pioneer aviation, the invention of the airplane, and man's first flights. Sponsored by the First To Fly Foundation, Inc.

www.wright-brothers.org

 

[New Mexico Brant]

Great Western, badge Cyrus, now owned by Chris Hammond, @Robertriley

 

[Robertriley]

I notice that to that one has a patent date on it in mine does not. Otherwise it's the same crank.

 

[stezell]

Here's the Great Western badged Witte Flyer I got from Brant.

 

[Brian R.]

Here's one. The chainring on the right.

 

[Brian R.]

And another:

 

[Archie Sturmer]

The 3 mushrooms (or 6) chain ring sprocket was called a 3-arm in some Chicago Fauber ads.
The earlier (ToC?) versions appear to have the drive pin within one of the larger mushroom holes; later Indiana GWM-Fauber versions appear to have the drive pin aligned to one of the 3 arms.
Not sure about the odd offset distance of the drive pin - thus the extra hole in the example first posted.