big day for finds.....

[julesjunk]

Buddy calls me today. Says he has a little red trike for me. So I drive over, and this is what he pulled out of a neighbors deceased fathers back yard shed. Needless to say, I was happy. I've been very lucky with my finds of late........

Thanks for lookin,
Regards,
Jules

Two almost identical Hawthornes.

A bike I've never heard of. A "NONPAREIL" out of St. Louis. Leather Seat. Cool lines.

A couple neat trikes.

And a ladies Hawthorne with a neat metal license plate, dated 1953, and an ultra-cool skip tooth chain ring.

Thanks again for looking........

 

[BankerRAt]

very cool finds.

 

[Markm]

WOW!!!!
great score!!

 

[CCR]

ive seen a nonpareil before but in much worse shape, had a locking fork with the lock in the steering tube. they were sold at some chain of hardware stores if i remember right, not much info online on them that i've found.

 

[Rustinkerer]

There's a post here, somewhere, that talks about Nonpareils! Yours looks kinda like a Cleveland Welding frame.. ~Adam

 

[Road Master]

Looks like a CWC to me also - wanna sell that frame? I've got a shockmaster springer lookin for a new home. Good haul!

 

[julesjunk]

CCR - I agree. There's not much on the net about them. All I seem to run into is others searching for info.

Rustinkerer - I'll go searching for it!

Road Master - Too complete to part, in my opinion. Thanks though......

While attemping research, I ran across this article. A couple of neat pics.

http://www.browncycles.com/history.htm

Thanks all.

 

[CCR]

CCR - I agree. There's not much on the net about them. All I seem to run into is others searching for info.

Rustinkerer - I'll go searching for it!

...

ha, i think it was my post from last summer your refering too ... pics are gone now

 

[2WheelFlyer]

Man, I envy you! It's taken me a couple months to score ONE here in Miami...

 

[bikesntrikes]

Man, I envy you! It's taken me a couple months to score ONE here in Miami...

It's seems like most of the bikes come out from the midwest or upper east coast.

There's nothing out in CA either, so you're not the only one.

 

[bikeriderx]

Sweet! Your ladies "Hawthorne" looks alot like a C.W. Road Master I just got yesterday:

What a great find(s)!! :mrgreen:

 

[aluv]

I have to pick my jaw up off the floor. WOW.

 

[julesjunk]

Sweet! Your ladies "Hawthorne" looks alot like a C.W. Road Master I just got yesterday:

With the exception of my chainring, I like yours better. It "squats" in the rear giving it a slightly better stance.

I have a brother-in-law that works in Benton Harbor. They live just outside Bangor. Nice area. Toooo much snow though

 

[Foybles]

Ring, Ring! Hello? BONUS!!!!

 

[bikeriderx]

Sweet! Your ladies "Hawthorne" looks alot like a C.W. Road Master I just got yesterday:

With the exception of my chainring, I like yours better. It "squats" in the rear giving it a slightly better stance.

I have a brother-in-law that works in Benton Harbor. They live just outside Bangor. Nice area. Toooo much snow though

Thanks! I tried a couple of different saddles:

Dude! This bike rides SWEET! I think I' gonna put a few miles on 'er...And yea...We can get some snow, like in 2007:

In like 8 hours...

:mrgreen: