31st May 1934 ()
1934 Wards Hawthorn Flyer Ballooner Rat Rod Motorbike Bicycle made by H.P. Snyder “Rollfast’s Frame Building & Manufacturing Division”. This Cool Rat Rod is Ready to Ride in Ratty Style. She has a truss fork, leather saddle, and Patina to Spare. Rare Early Hawthorne Motorbike Crossover Ballooner Bike, Ready to Roll.
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25th January 1934 ()
Vintage 1934 Monarch Motorbike Bicycle made by Pope / Columbia / Westfield Manufacturing. This Motor Bike was one of the first fat tire cruiser bikes, boasting a smooth soft balloon tire ride, and motorcycle styling. Monarch Bicycles were out of Chicago, Illinois, appearing in the the 1890s bicycle boom, then into the 1900s. My Best Guess is that Monarch joined the ” ABC” Bicycle trust to survive the bicycle economic down turn and then became the property of Pope Manufacturing. This is a much later Pope / Columbia / Westfield produced bike bearing the Monarch name. This Monarch is a Wonderful Early Ballooner Bike.
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29th November 1933 ()
Cool Ol Colson Flyer Wood wheel Motorbike from the End of the wood wheel era and the beginning of the Colson Corporation. Colson roots tie back to the late 1890s and Colson Mfg. Co. actually became name in 1917 and carried through till 1933. This Colson Flyer is most Likely from 1933 and is one of the First offerings from the Colson Corp. 1933 -1953. Colson Corp. made Top Quality Bicycles that Rival Close Schwinn’s Superior Quality.
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11th March 1933 ()
Rare 1933 Schwinn B10E MotorBike, the very First of Fat Tire Bicycles (1933) and is a piece of Cruiser History. Schwinn’s Competitors Did not Release their Ballooner Bicycles until a Few years Later.
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13th June 1931 ()
Seldom seen Red Iver Johnson Arch Bar Fixed Gear Road Racer Bicycle from the early 1930s. Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works, famous for there iconic Truss Bridge Bicycles and Fire Arms, were built in Fitchburg Massachusetts from the late 1890s till they closed their doors in the 1940s. Iver Johnson Bicycles are amazing machines with gun smithing quality and detail. Iver Johnson’s are unique with proprietary parts like no other, this ads to there value and rarity.
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