Any help identifying/pricing this?
01-04-24, 03:25 PM
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Any help identifying/pricing this?
I found this child's size bike in the woods. It is red and white, has a York badge on the front forks/handlebars, serial/model number on side of seat post says 753843, and says Made in West Germany on the back of the seat post. I couldn't find anything when Googling except an Ebay listing for the York badge but no further info. I have some pictures but can't post them yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
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01-04-24, 04:15 PM
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Hello Garden Stater and welcome to the forum!
likely manufactured by Bauer in the 1950's or every early 1960's
will have a Thun type chainset and a stamped aluminum fork crown cap
rear hub likely a Fichtel & Sachs product (Torpedo brand etc.)
pedals likely Union
contract produced for a chain store
value <50USD
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Hello Garden Stater and welcome to the forum!
likely manufactured by Bauer in the 1950's or every early 1960's
will have a Thun type chainset and a stamped aluminum fork crown cap
rear hub likely a Fichtel & Sachs product (Torpedo brand etc.)
pedals likely Union
contract produced for a chain store
value <50USD
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01-04-24, 05:12 PM
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I have seen some of these produced by Bauer as said and some by BBC Raliegh. As said they were contract chain store bikes and not really special.
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Thank you all for taking the time to reply and helping out! I really appreciate it! When I get off I'll do some searching with the new info you guys gave. Thank you again!
01-05-24, 04:39 PM
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readers would be able to give you more, and more accurate(!), information regarding the machine if you were able to erect some images
on your member page here at the forum there is a spot on the right side where you can create a "member album" of images
https://www.bikeforums.net/members/n...s1-573598.html
no minimum number of posts is required to do this
readers can visit the page and place the images into the discussion thread
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readers would be able to give you more, and more accurate(!), information regarding the machine if you were able to erect some images
on your member page here at the forum there is a spot on the right side where you can create a "member album" of images
https://www.bikeforums.net/members/n...s1-573598.html
no minimum number of posts is required to do this
readers can visit the page and place the images into the discussion thread
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Hello NJdangerous1,
welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting the information about your bicycle.
I have taken a look at the pictures of your bicycle, found here:
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/user/573598
I do not know the manufacturer. As a guess the bicycle has elements of Heidemann Werks from Hanover.
I cannot find a York trademark for bicycles registered in the USA, but I have not check back beyond the late 1930s.
welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting the information about your bicycle.
I have taken a look at the pictures of your bicycle, found here:
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/user/573598
I do not know the manufacturer. As a guess the bicycle has elements of Heidemann Werks from Hanover.
I cannot find a York trademark for bicycles registered in the USA, but I have not check back beyond the late 1930s.
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have seen previously the feature of the three "wings" on the side of the headplate but cannot place it
may be a clue for another reader
possible that the York headplate may be a variation of the manufacturer's own
date estimate: 1956
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have seen previously the feature of the three "wings" on the side of the headplate but cannot place it
may be a clue for another reader
possible that the York headplate may be a variation of the manufacturer's own
date estimate: 1956
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one possible manufacturer may be RIXE of Bielefeld
they had several head emblem iterations through the decades; there are some with the three "wings" on the sides
here is a "1960's" RIXE juvenile with resemblance to the subject cycle
note that headlugs, headset, fork ends and some other detail appear close
unfortunately gallery of cycle includes no drive side imagery
https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzei...93321-217-6429
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one possible manufacturer may be RIXE of Bielefeld
they had several head emblem iterations through the decades; there are some with the three "wings" on the sides
here is a "1960's" RIXE juvenile with resemblance to the subject cycle
note that headlugs, headset, fork ends and some other detail appear close
unfortunately gallery of cycle includes no drive side imagery
https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzei...93321-217-6429
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