1938-1941 Sears Collegiate (Elgin)
Sears “Collegiate”, not to be confused with the Schwinn by the same name. This was a lower-priced model sold by Sears, which did not carry the usual “Elgin” badge held by the rest of...
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1953 Sears J.C. Higgins Colorflow
Here is one of my favourite 50’s bicycles. It has everything I like. Jewelled “Buick” style portholes, twin striped fenders, beehive springer, Batwing light, cool dual twin exhaust jet style rear carrier with MORE...
1941 Elgin 4 Star Deluxe Twin-Bar Custom
This Twinbar has Colson flat curved fender braces and Roadmaster curved rack braces. I just find them to really look great on the bike. It started out as a Twin 20. Its got a...
1910’s Sears Chief – photograph
This original photograph from the mid 1910’s to 1920’s shows a young man posing with his Sears Chief bicycle. The kid looks like he has some attitude, and why shouldn’t he? He has a...
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...
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...
1940 Elgin Twin Bar 4-Star Deluxe
Here is a nice example of an un-restored original Elgin Twin Bar. All the original parts are still on the bike. Really nice shape for it’s age. Notice the twin torpedo headlights that are...
1939-1941 Sears Elgin ladies model
A nicely restored 1939-41 Elgin ladies bike. Notice the distinctive fenders, with the front fender being mounted over the top of the fork crown.
1939 Elgin Girls Deluxe
This restored 1939 Elgin can be seen here with its original owner posing for a photo in the summer of 1940. She received the bicycle from her parents as a Christmas gift in the...
1936 Elgin Bluebird – Patent
These are the original design patent documents for the Elgin Bluebird bicycle, attributed to Kelvin H. Booty, assignor to Sears, Roebuck and Co. The application date is January 11, 1936, which is strangely a...