Tonk Hickory Bicycle
04-12-22, 08:25 AM
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Tonk Hickory Bicycle
A friend just acquired a pre-1900 hickory wood bike…
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04-12-22, 08:36 AM
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Yes it is…!!!…
Looks like the top tube / seat tube are bent laminations as well…
And the front forks…!!!…
Looks like the top tube / seat tube are bent laminations as well…
And the front forks…!!!…
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04-12-22, 08:51 AM
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He also scored these (and more) …
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04-12-22, 09:00 AM
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Wow, P.L.Jensen that is remarkable! What a work of craftsmanship and art, something unlike any bike I’ve seen before! Thanks for posting it!!
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Truly amazing and beautiful!
This article about the Tonk Manufacturing Co. doesn't even mention bicycles, but it's easy to see how this could have spun off from their furniture and brass instruments lines.
https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/...ost/tonk-bros/
This article about the Tonk Manufacturing Co. doesn't even mention bicycles, but it's easy to see how this could have spun off from their furniture and brass instruments lines.
https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/...ost/tonk-bros/
04-12-22, 10:26 AM
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wood you look at that. A log of solid history!
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This site
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/vi...8099&start=635
led me to this patent:
https://patentimages.storage.googlea...f/US581973.pdf
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led me to this patent:
https://patentimages.storage.googlea...f/US581973.pdf
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What a fantastic find.
Hats off !
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Hats off !
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This site
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/vi...8099&start=635
led me to this patent:
https://patentimages.storage.googlea...f/US581973.pdf
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/vi...8099&start=635
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https://patentimages.storage.googlea...f/US581973.pdf
Okay, that bicycle is thoroughly amazing!
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Disc or rim?
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