Late 1940’s J.C. Higgins
This late 1940’s Sears J.C. Higgins ladies bicycle looks a lot like the pre-war models with its skirt guard and paint details. Even the badge has a similar design to the pre-war Elgin. Made...
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1950’s Rollfast middleweight
This is a great example of a transition-bike. During the mid to late 1950’s when manufacturers were switching from primarily offering balloon tire bikes, to those with narrower middleweight tires, they often changed nothing...
1935 Monark Silver King
This early Monark Silver King is different from the later ones by a few notable features. Most obvious is the use of stainless-steel “rain gutter” fenders, typical of bicycles built before the mid 1930’s....
1939 Elgin Sport
Fully restored by Nate “Buster” Jaros, this 1939 Westfield built Elgin Sports Model was located missing a lot of parts. Stripped to bare metal then meticulously primered & painted using antique white and black...
1937 – 1938 Monark Silver King Wingbar
An outstanding example of an original Monark Silver King “Wingbar” model M-137. Nicknamed the Wingbar because of the art-deco wing design sculpted into the top bar of the aluminum frame. Original paint remains intact...
1939 Westfield Rambler
This 1939 Rambler was made by the Westfield Manufacturing Company (aka, Columbia). It features a clock and speedometer in the “dashboard” that is mounted to the goose neck. To light the way, it is...
1915 Dayton Truss-Frame
This 1915 Dayton “Truss” frame bike features an extremely rare leaf-spring front fork. Notice that the “fender” is actually made of spring steel! Notice how the sprocket spells out “D A Y T O...
Restoration of a 1918 Harley Davidson Bicycle – Part 2: Paint
Haven’t read part one yet? Check it out first! One of the biggest jobs of this restoration is the paint. The paint job on an antique Harley Davidson bicycle may look pretty simple from...
1935 Shapleigh’s – Rugby Bicycle Catalog Pages
Shapleigh’s Hardware Stores, like many other stores all over America, sold bicycles back in the 1930’s. Shapleigh’s brand names for their bicycles were Wonder and Rugby. Judging by these catalog pages, they primarily used...
1896 Eclipse
This is a well preserved original 1896 Eclipse bicycle with a unique “spoon brake” for the rear wheel that is actuated by back-pedalling, much like how a coaster brake works. To read more about...