Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork IDENTIFIED!

[Fisch]

EDIT- Fork has been identified by Wald, see below.

Hey guys, here is my parts haul from the Brimfield MA antique fair.

Is this fork anything special? It is NOS from a fellow that bought out a bike store ages ago. Normally I wouldn't think it was much of anything without a springer, but it it HEAVY!! Like a weapon. It is WALD stamped B-26 inside, and pat. 2561710. Headtube is nearly 8". It is 2 3/4 between the fork legs and seems to be a 26" fork, but is shorter than some I have. If it is nothing special, I might use it on my build-off bike. Which will require bending it and drilling it. I am guessing it is just a replacement fork, and the tube would be cut down depending on what bike you put it on, but I don't know.

Then we got some sweet twin lights! Double vision. Look NOS. One set is clearly Royce. The other? Not sure, but I did see a photo of them on a Royce Union 'lookin good' chopperbike styled like a Murray Firecat. Did they come on anything else?

The twin lights (Royce too? Stamped Made in Japan.)

Came on this bad boy?

Then a faded nanner but this thing is mint on the bottom. No markings.

A BELT leather saddle. Came on MIJ bikes.

A sweet Italian flip clamp bottle holder. Stamped REG. Should get prettier with some steel wool.

Filally my cheapest and maybe ironically favorite score, A McDonalds bike license plate that says...

Can you imagine the restraint of some kid to never write their name with a sharpie on that plate!

Again any thoughts on the fork are appreciated before I go and mess it up!

 

[Xcruiser]

Re: Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork? Some NOS.

Those lights are awesome man!!!! both sets-total coolness

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Re: Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork? Some NOS.

Cool finds, I'll be going there tomorrow :wink:

 

[Fisch]

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Cool finds, I'll be going there tomorrow :wink:

There were some amazing bikes there this year. More than I have seen ever I think. I took a pic of almost everyone I saw. They even had a Mattel VROOM (canti version) I might be there too. (My third time this week!) If you see a guy with a handlebar moustache, that is me!

My regret is I passed on a St. Tropaz shocker bike with the most elaborate frame I have seen on a shock bike. Had a gusset and more. I can't even find a pick of one on the internet. More elaborate than a Yamaha Motobike. I went back the next day and it was gone... didn't even get a picture.

 

[Herman]

Re: Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork? Some NOS.

Maybe the fork might be for a cycletruck?

 

[mos6502]

Re: Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork? Some NOS.

I've never seen a fork like that before. At first glance it looks like a forged fork, but it's not. Very odd. Don't know if it's rare, but it is weird.

 

[Fisch]

Re: Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork? Some NOS.

Maybe the fork might be for a cycletruck?

I wondered if that was possible, it sure is heavy. And a really long head tube. But it is for a 26" wheel and most cycletrucks seem to run a 20 in the front. Possibly a heavy upgrade for a whizzer or motored bike? Some were truss I guess (rather than springer.)

 

[Fisch]

Re: Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork? Some NOS.

So I contacted Wald about this fork and they wrote back almost instantly asking for pictures. Hopefully I can get an answer straight from the horses mouth!

 

[Road Master]

Re: Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork? Some NOS.

Great Score on the 2 Twin Light Sets - you can't find any kind of twin lights on ebay for less than $125. Great Finds! Robert

 

[CCR]

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Hey guys, here is my parts haul from the Brimfield MA antique fair.....

Filally my cheapest and maybe ironically favorite score, A McDonalds bike license plate that says...

Can you imagine the restraint of some kid to never write their name with a sharpie on that plate!

Again any thoughts on the fork are appreciated before I go and mess it up!

That was mine, someone stole it before I got a chance to put it on :lol:

 

[Fisch]

Re: Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork? Some NOS.

Great Score on the 2 Twin Light Sets - you can't find any kind of twin lights on ebay for less than $125. Great Finds! Robert

:shock: !!! I had no idea. Would you believe I picked up both twin lights, the banana seat and two NOS generators for $40 total! And people say you can't score at Brimfield!

 

[Fisch]

Re: Pretty sweet parts! Mystery fork? Some NOS.

Wald was able to identify that fork for me, what a cool company! So the question I have to ask myself is if I want to use it for my build off, which would require drilling and bending it... I mean if it is just a replacement fork from 1951+, I can't imagine it is that valuable or rare. And I quote:

"The fork you have is from the late 40s or 50s. It is the Wald 1310 as shown
on the attached copy of a page from Wald Catalog No. 50. We started
producing them in April 1947 and Patent Number 2561710 was issued
07/24/1951. I am not sure when we stopped production.

Thanks for sharing your antique Wald fork with us.

Dan

Dan Crum
Wald LLC"

And he even attached the catalog page for me.

 

[user 135]

Too cool. It would be neat to see the whole catalog.

 

[mos6502]

If you're thinking about drilling it for a brake, I don't think that will work very well.

 

[Fisch]

If you're thinking about drilling it for a brake, I don't think that will work very well.

I wouldn't be drilling for a brake, I'd be drilling a pivot hole on each side above the dropouts for a custom springer bracket so that the swivel bolt can't slide out of the slotted drop out (which I will bypass all together.). And I'd need to widen the fork to fit a disc brake rotor (if I use the wheelset I have planned.)

This fork is rather perfect for it really as I also have a pretty long head tube to account for and this thing has 8" of steerer. And it is the color of my bike, Rust brown! I can't find any idea of value on the internet for it though. So if anyone has a guess, let me know! I mean I imagine if you are a high end bike restorer guy, you'd want the stock fork rather than a wald replacement anyway, right?

 

[user 135]

The fork may be collectible but I doubt there is any value($$) in it. You could try working a trade with Wald if they would be interested for their collection. OR I think you plans sound perfect for it.

 

[Fisch]

The fork may be collectible but I doubt there is any value($$) in it. You could try working a trade with Wald if they would be interested for their collection. OR I think you plans sound perfect for it.

Thank you C-man! That is what I needed to hear!