Missing Head Badge

[bc.gold 3,403]

Dump find, white wall balloon tires , Perry coaster brake can we identify this bicycle and give it a birthday.

 

 

 

[WHNJ701 4,165]

That frame would make a perfect board track racer bike

[WHNJ701 4,165]

I am guessing it's a Columbia??

[Oldcpecdr 255]

The Perry Coaster Brake was made in England, I am fairly certain that  the tires DOMINION-Royal Masters were made in Canada.....at  Dominion Rubber that is now I think the Uniroyal plant in Kitchener.

 

There may be a name or serial number on the bottom bracket, turn the bike over and look at where the pedal shaft passes through the frame.

 

Mike B

 

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[bc.gold 3,403]

I had never ridden a balloon tire bike, always thought they looked kinda dorky.

 

Aired up the tires then took it for a spin, the Cadillac of bicycles rides smooth as silk.

 

Located the serial number. W6815

 

[Stepney 2,325]

Been scouring pictures for a while now, cant find anything exactly like it.. but Western Flyer and Rollfast bikes both share some features. 

[bc.gold 3,403]

12 minutes ago, Stepney said:

Been scouring pictures for a while now, cant find anything exactly like it.. but Western Flyer and Rollfast bikes both share some features. 

 

Thank you, yes I'm not able to find an exact match.

 

The small town of Erickson was settled with Scandinavian's, yesterday I went into  the Credit Union to break some larger bills down, due to C-19 there's a two person limit inside the bank.

 

Standing guard at the door to assure the limit was adhered too was greeted by a blonde goddess wearing a mask.

 

These masks by the way are making it really difficult for those of use that are hard of hearing, never realized we had actually learned to read lips.

 

The human brain is amazing.

 

More thought on the bicycle, the balloon tires would have been perfect for the dirt and gravel roads of the era, I think the bike could have been owned by the Pharmacy or perhaps a bakery and used for delivery's.

 

[stevasaurus 22,711]

I don't know much about bikes...only what I see on American Pickers.  I do know that the sales catalog era, Sears, Aldens and others...like Montgomery Wards sold tons of bikes.  Wards bikes loved the balloon tires.  I'm just wondering if the "W" in that serial number might mean Wards.  The badge on their bikes had a "M" on top of a "W".  

 

[bc.gold 3,403]

During my joy ride an idea struck, modern bicycle frames are generally Tig welded but the older frames have obvious sighs of being brazed.

 

This below is from an old 10 speed that part of the frame came home, did an nitric acid test, the liquor turned green. We're taught to check any solution's showing green for the presence of precious metals.

 

I currently do not have any test ( stannous chloride ) made, and just added a bit of muriatic acid  which again turned to a colour indicating the presence of gold.

 

So it looks like some of the better brands used a silver based alloy with a bit of gold to make the silver flow easier and perhaps improve its tensile strength.

 

Went back to the landfill to retrieve the rest of the frame and was rewarded with two full 20 poujnd tanks of propane, then on the way home seen the largest turtle ever.

 

In the middle of the road, first thought someone had lost a jacket or blanket but as i got closer this lump grew in size, the turtle at least 24 inches long, 18 wide and 12 deep, long tail with prehistoric spines.

Moved slow like a Sloth, I waited until the beast had safely crossed the road, usually I'll pick up a turtle and carry them across, but this guy wasn't going to get my help.

 

Not sure if it was a snapper or a paint.