20" GOBEL... ?

[roadwarrior]

Fresh out of the basement in Philadelphia. Last weekend I had a contractor come and do camera installs in all of my trucks. We go to talking about hobbies and of course bikes come into the conversation. He said he has an old kids bike in his basement that was there when he moved in and since he had to come back and get the last truck that was still out on the road the following week, then he would bring it. So, true to his word he brought it and asked if I was interested in it and I said YEP!
So, this is what I got and looks cool looks old looks like a miniature Worksman. It is missing a few things and what is there looks to be in great shape. The spokes are still tight and looks like the frame and wheels will clean up nice.
Any one know anything about these?

 

[LukeTheJoker]

It's cool!

Luke.

 

[nosferatu1381]

mine is a Heidemann Works Hannover, I bet they made yours too after 1949. It looks like a scrap drive bike. Some of the bike shops here cut down adult bikes to make the kids bikes.

 

[nosferatu1381]

your chainguard is a cut down version of mine and those stamps on the hub mean Bundespatentgerich, and Deutsches Reichspatent so it would have to be made after 61 actually, the hub anyway. any way you look at it those little bikes really clean up nice

 

[Bicycle808]

My experience with German bikes is, even when they're cheap and heavy, the quality is still there, in terms of fit and finish. Yours looks awesome.

 

[SSG]

It looks like the same German bike that got re-badged and sold through sears as a JC higgins.