General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME & PARTS/ LEATHER SADDLE/ RUBBER TIRES, PEDALS, BELTS, HANDGRIPS/ GLASS CONTAINER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

184.0 cm

Width

72.0 cm

Height

105.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Cycles & cycling

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Schwinn

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The Schwinn Bicycle Company was founded by German-born mechanical engineer Ignaz Schwinn (1860-1945) in Chicago in 1895. It became the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles through most of the 20th century. By 1950, Schwinn had decided the time was right to grow the brand. At the time, most bicycle manufacturers in the United States sold in bulk to department stores, which in turn sold them as store brand models. Schwinn decided to try something different. With the exception of B. F. Goodrich bicycles, sold in tire stores, Schwinn eliminated the practice of rebranding in 1950, insisting that the Schwinn brand be guaranted to appear on all products. In exchange for ensuring the presence of the Schwinn name, distributors retained the right to distribute Schwinn bikes to any hardware store, toy store, or bicycle shop that ordered them.

Function

A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR 1 PERSON

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A MOTORIZED BICYCLE, IN WHICH AN ENGINE MADE BY ONE FIRM (WHIZZER) IS ATTACHED TO A BICYCLE MADE BY ANOTHER (SCHWINN). NMST 700537 HAS WHIZZER MOTOR ON A BICYCLE MADE BY GENERAL OF MONARK SILVER KING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON HEAD TUBE READS `SCHWINN/ CHICAGO, U.S.A.'/ YELLOW, RED, & BLCKDECAL ON TANK READS `WHIZZER/ PATENT PENDING/ LOS ANGELES, CALIF. AND PONTIAC, MICH. U.S.A.'/ INCISED `H-123218' ON CRANKCASE/ CAST `2204 W2' ON ENGINE

Missing

N/A

Finish

FRAME PAINTED BLUE WITH CREAM PAINTED RIMS & UPPER PART OF DOWN TUBE/ PLATED HANDLEBARS, PARTS/ TANK PAINTED BEIGE/ BLACK SADDLE/ METALLIC SPOKES & ENGINE CASING

Decoration

RED STRIPING ON FRAME & RIMS/ CREAM DIAMOND EDGED IN RED ON EACH SIDE OF SEAT POST/ RED & CREAM STRIPING ON MUD GUARDS