LOVE IT, Tony. Thank you for that. I collect the images of the badges and the pictures of the bikes to gain the largest source for Otasco. I currently have more in one place than anywhere else Ive found now.
[Self sourced: Ohio Mfg. company Lawerenceburg TN USA 07-76
Murray Built Bikes they sold Through Otasco for a time.Which Had its own verson of a Otasco Headbadge, and the Bikes Built FROM Otasco had the original Vintage style, Often lacing the "O" between the wings logo with the same color as the bike when sold on the floor.]
Otasco (Oklahoma Tire and Supply Company) was a retail chain specializing in auto parts and appliances based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
It was first established in 1918 by three Jewish Lithuanian immigrant brothers, Sam (1898–1939), Maurice (1891–1970), and Herman (1889–1971) Sanditen, who opened the first Otasco store in Okmulgee. The company moved its headquarters to Tulsa in 1925.[1] The company based its business on offering its products on credit.[2] In 1960, the McCrory Corporation bought the company, while retaining the Sanditen brothers. In 1968, the chain had 455 units in 12 states. In 1984, the firm's employees bought the company from McCrory, creating one of the largest employee-owned companies in America.[1] In 1988, the retail chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy which resulted in the closing of 170 stores across 11 states and the loss of 1,600 jobs.[3]
Currently, an Otasco store is documented as a member of the Beaver, Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce.[4] Borger, Texas still has a store operating under the Otasco name in 2012.[5]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otasco
[If you'd like I have photos of a number of variations and even the at the time current store in McGeHee, Arkansas]
I got a little obsessed when I found out about my first, a '69 Step-through.
Jordan/Zombie
