1936 Hawthorne Duralium Flo-Cycle
The aluminum frame on this Monark built Hawthorne Duralium has a piece of springed steel behind the crank housing, and springed steel rod inside the rear stays allowing the rear of the frame to...
The aluminum frame on this Monark built Hawthorne Duralium has a piece of springed steel behind the crank housing, and springed steel rod inside the rear stays allowing the rear of the frame to...
This bicycle wears the Monarch label. Not to be confused with Monark, which came much later and was entirely unrelated.
This early version of the Monark Superframe 5-bar, knows as the “Champion 5-bar” in the Spiegel catalog is nearly identical to the 1939 model with the exception of paint details. Notice the lack of...
This is a very original 1937 Monark Silver King, model L137. Nicnkamed the “Wingbar” because of the stylized shape of it’s frame. The frame, fork, carrier and other parts on this bike are made...
This Airman bicycle was made by Monark and shared many parts with the coveted Monark 5-bar. The front hub on this bike is a Musselman hi-flange “Olympic Racer”. Musselman Olympic Racer hi-flange front hub.
Made by Monark, this all aluminum bicycle was nicknamed the “Wingbar” because of its wing shape cast into the frames top tube.
These pages were scanned from the 1939 Spring and Summer Spiegel catalog. They show bicycles made by Monark Silver King Inc. and the Shelby Cycle Company. Spiegel’s bikes were brand named Airman. The first...
The last Bluebird model ever made. Some incorrect parts on this bike. The seat is from a post-war Monark, and the tail reflector is from a ’36 Silver King.