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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
Thanks for your observation. My guess is pneumatics because there is a valve stem hole in each rim--- a big valve stem hole. It shows in one picture above, but here is a closeup. Notice the nippleless spokes.
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Originally Posted by old and new
That was a five dollar bike new. It'll make good re-bar for a cement patio,it's new home,back in the ground.
Originally Posted by infinityeye
I'd guess it's worth 15K to 20k in its current condition. Mana from Heaven, and you deserve it! Dump find of the Century!
Originally Posted by evwxxx
Could be an Antiques Roadshow item!
Originally Posted by LWaB
Yes, I should have picked up the valve hole. Well, that dates it fairly well then and those dropouts should let you identify the manufacturer.
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Originally Posted by old and new
That was a five dollar bike new. It'll make good re-bar for a cement patio,it's new home,back in the ground.
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Am I Correct In Assuming That The 'upper Skirt Guard' , Is A 'recent' , Addition ?
Great Find !
It Surely Reminds Us : 'one Man's Garbage , Is Another Man's Gold !'
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J T
Great Find !
It Surely Reminds Us : 'one Man's Garbage , Is Another Man's Gold !'
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I'd ask this gent: https://www.metzbicyclemuseum.com/
Happy and excited for your exceptional find! Thanks for sharing and please keep us updated.
Happy and excited for your exceptional find! Thanks for sharing and please keep us updated.
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Copake Auction responded to my email and said they were interested in this bike being sold in their next bike auction. They provided me with no other information. Has anyone had any experience doing this? Thanks.
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That's a beauty, Pastor Bob. Did I hear someone say it was MY SIZE?
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Originally Posted by East Hill
That's a beauty, Pastor Bob. Did I hear someone say it was MY SIZE?
I think the good Lord is smiling on you, and is most appreciative of your efforts to bring both joy and kindness to this forum. [I know I appreciate it, at least ]
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You say approximately 50 pounds, and that's without handlebars and a saddle! It would be a bit of a go heading up the local hills with that.
What a fascinating bike it would be to ride, though.
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What a fascinating bike it would be to ride, though.
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It's a real find. A genuine museum piece. It's from way, way back. There is something similar moldering away in the museum in Greenwich New Jersey. It's old, and should be preserved. DO NOT RESTORE IT! Something like this is only "original" one time. The skirt guard is original. It's old, OLD!
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Have you made any attempt at finding the most recent owner? I am curious to know it's story. I also wonder if the local historical society could get involved with any research.
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I am intensely curious about this bike. I think of it as a true steampunk invention (just missing the steam)! Maybe post to CR and oldroads to get some leads on the bike. If you plan to sell it, I would think e-bay is a good way to go, especially once you can write a knowledgeable ad and have the benefit of bike forums/CR/oldroads interest behind it. It's cooler than a '51 campy gran sport for sure!
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Originally Posted by jjvw
Have you made any attempt at finding the most recent owner? I am curious to know it's story. I also wonder if the local historical society could get involved with any research.
Like many New England towns we have something know as the "Stump Dump." Along with handling wood and compostables, they salvage scrap metal. Most of it goes into a big ferous pile while a smaller aluminum pile slowly grows, until one day a big crane comes and they haul it all away to be recycled. Here's a picture of the metal pile when I found the late '40s early 50's Hercules last fall:
The current pile as about double the size of the one in the picture. Near the pile is a shed and if the workers believe a bike is usable they place it in the shed hoping someone will give the bike a second chance.. The week before I found a Marin Muirwoods MTB in the shed. Here's the shed.
I found this antique safety bicycle up on the pile. I wonder if the handlebars are in the pile some place and if the owner took them off in order to fit the bike into the car? I looked for the bars but did not spot them.
The reason I tell you all this is that you have to be intentional about taking a bike to the srap pile. We can only do so on Sundays and Tuesdays. The rest of the week the gate is closed. Some one threw it out so they don't want it. I wish I knew why but I know I don't have time to call every residence in town.
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pastorbob,
I agree with you about not trying to find the old owner. There is no wiggle-room there, they didn't want it or know what it was and didn't care, they went out of their way to get rid of it and you saved it from the scrap heap. Good for you, I think you should have a completely clear conscience about selling it to a collector who will display it and love it. My suggestion is that all the money you get should be spent on bikes! And you should have a good time both selling the bike and learning about it and using the proceeds to build yourself something truly special.
I say the world's best dumpster dive should turn into a "bike of a lifetime" type of project.
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I agree with you about not trying to find the old owner. There is no wiggle-room there, they didn't want it or know what it was and didn't care, they went out of their way to get rid of it and you saved it from the scrap heap. Good for you, I think you should have a completely clear conscience about selling it to a collector who will display it and love it. My suggestion is that all the money you get should be spent on bikes! And you should have a good time both selling the bike and learning about it and using the proceeds to build yourself something truly special.
I say the world's best dumpster dive should turn into a "bike of a lifetime" type of project.
Congrats and I will continue to watch your posts.
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True, he didn't want it because that person did not know what he was throwing away. Pastor Bob recovered it fair and square. And we all know he will give it a good home one way or another. From a historical standpoint for a potential museum piece such as this, it is a shame to loose 120 years of its story, even if 110 of those years were spent stacked in a barn. Not everyone realizes the interest and importance of seemingly trivial things like an old, rusty bicycle, especially one this old.
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This bike is clearly from 797 A.D. according to the date code.
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Originally Posted by Road Fan
This bike is clearly from 797 A.D. according to the date code.
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BTW, I'm going to head back to the dump today and look for the handlebars. My guess is that they were taken off for transportation to the dump and tossed on the pile seperately. I hope not much scrap metal came in yesterday and the bars weren't tossed to the very top (which must be 10-12 feet tall at this point). I also wich I knew exactly what to look for, i.e. straight, curved, dropped, etc.
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WOW! I missed the start of this thread...the magic dump strikes again! I wanna dump like that But nobody deserves it more than Pastor Bob That is one awesome find. BTW the Herc is moving along slowly, still doing research to decide what tires are going to be the best and what is supposed to really be on it. 26x1-3/8" fit...but barely.
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Great find Pastorbob! I found this quote at the Pedaling History Bicycle Museum. It's a Susan B. Anthony bike!
The Pnuematic-Tired Safety
The pnuematic tire was first applied to the bicycle by an Irish veterinarian who was trying to give his young son a more comfortable ride on his tricycle. This inventive young doctor's name was Dunlop. Sound familar? Now that comfort and safety could be had in the same package, and that package was getting cheaper as manufacturing methods improved, everyone clamored to ride the bicycle. This 1898 Yale uses a shaft drive to dispense with the dirty chain.
The bicycle was what made the Gay Ninties gay. It was a practical investment for the working man as transportation, and gave him a much greater flexibility for leisure. Ladies, heretofore consigned to riding the heavy adult size tricycles that were only practical for taking a turn around the park, now could ride a much more versatile machine and still keep their legs covered with long skirts. The bicycle craze killed the bustle and the corset, instituted "common-sense dressing" for women and increased their mobility considerably. In 1896 Susan B. Anthony said that "the bicycle has done more for the emancipation of women than anything else in the world."
Bicycling was so popular in the 1880s and 1890s that cyclists formed the League of American Wheelman (still in existence and now called the League of American Bicyclists). The League lobbied for better roads, literally paving the road for the automobile.
The Pnuematic-Tired Safety
The pnuematic tire was first applied to the bicycle by an Irish veterinarian who was trying to give his young son a more comfortable ride on his tricycle. This inventive young doctor's name was Dunlop. Sound familar? Now that comfort and safety could be had in the same package, and that package was getting cheaper as manufacturing methods improved, everyone clamored to ride the bicycle. This 1898 Yale uses a shaft drive to dispense with the dirty chain.
The bicycle was what made the Gay Ninties gay. It was a practical investment for the working man as transportation, and gave him a much greater flexibility for leisure. Ladies, heretofore consigned to riding the heavy adult size tricycles that were only practical for taking a turn around the park, now could ride a much more versatile machine and still keep their legs covered with long skirts. The bicycle craze killed the bustle and the corset, instituted "common-sense dressing" for women and increased their mobility considerably. In 1896 Susan B. Anthony said that "the bicycle has done more for the emancipation of women than anything else in the world."
Bicycling was so popular in the 1880s and 1890s that cyclists formed the League of American Wheelman (still in existence and now called the League of American Bicyclists). The League lobbied for better roads, literally paving the road for the automobile.
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[QOUTE]The League lobbied for better roads, literally paving the road for the automobile.[/QUOTE]
bikes the original machines that ruint america!
Maybe we could get more to ride it the new all the damage they caused in the beginning...
bikes the original machines that ruint america!
Maybe we could get more to ride it the new all the damage they caused in the beginning...