Triumph - Excelsior Cycle Co - Michigan City Indiana

[IJamEcono]

I get by with a little help from my friends.

Picked this up recently. I know the obvious (i.e. bent fork), but was wondering if others had any info to share.

28 X 1 1/2 inch wheels
Steel clad wood rims
New Departure C hub
Sweetheart skiptooth
old horn. Interesting knob to push. Works.
serial number appears to be 7866
Headbadge looks brass...and I cannot find a similar badge online...yet

The bike was painted red (which will be coming off), and looks to be black underneath. Rear fender holed for skirt guard. Seat looks nice, but maybe it's newer. Looks pretty small. It's a Troxel.

If anyone has any info to share, please chime in. Most interested in trying to find a year for it. A cabe member thought late teens/early twenties. Not a lot of info online about these.

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[user 135]

cool bike. That headbadge is way cool, can't wait to see it cleaned up.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

nice old Klaxton horn on there , ive seen those go from 70 to 150 bux ! :wink:

 

[IJamEcono]

That headbadge is sharp too. I've got a cut on my hand to prove it.

 

[Markm]

PM mybike1...he may have some info... :wink:

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

That's cool 8)

 

[Road Master]

How about that - I used to live in Michigan City, IN. - not when that was made though. Cool find!

 

[mybike1]

yup, made sometime after 1936 when D.P. Harris bought the Excelsior factory here in Michigan City... not the same as Schwinn Excelsior, totally different company. Not a rare bike around these parts. I own a bike shop here in town and see a few pop outta the wordwork around here every year. Nice example though!

 

[IJamEcono]

Didn't they make bikes earlier? Not saying this one is earlier..I have no idea..but I thought they did.