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Real name is David, and I collect vintage tricycles, bicycles, pedal tractors, and baby prams. I'd like to learn to do a first class job restoring these wheeled toysReal name is David, and I collect vintage tricycles, bicycles, pedal tractors, and baby prams. I'd like to learn to do a first class job restoring these wheeled toys and prams for a sideline/hobby when I retire in a few years. I try to help ID makes of older ride-on toys for collectors when I can. (Read more)

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  1. Just wanted to comment on the #3 mentioned in the text. From what I've learned about these antique school desk/chair sets was that they were assigned a number according to their size and school grades...
  2. Interesting find! The Levermatic Corp. was located in Boston, MA. Here's a link to a topic on the CABE classic bicycle forum showing another one of these: https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/sold-lever...
  3. Kevin, you certainly acquired a couple of beautiful Velo King tricycles. Thank you for sharing the photos, and pretty neat you have some original literature. The larger model is the oldest of the two....
  4. Just wanted to add, unfortunately I don't have a 1949 or 1951 Colson catalog to consult. There is a possibility they could have kept the exact design for more than one year, but usually after a couple...
  5. Hi, The springers you mention are just truss rods to give the tricycle a big bike look but don't really function as they would on a bicycle. On bicycles, the truss rods reinforce the front fork to ...
  6. You are correct on the second tricycle name - it is indeed a Minuteman with the large front fender with three streaks painted on it.
  7. This is a late 1930s to early 1940s Garton tricycle. Here's a link to an old Garton ad showing one of these tricycle models. I believe they were made for at least a few years with slight variations in...
  8. Hi, What you have is a Colson Deluxe model number X-460 from 1950. I have a B&W copy of the catalog which gives the color scheme for that year. Even though not in color, the image shows the exact p...
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Levermatic Safe-T-Bike Sharing my 1930s Velo King Tricycle. sky king tricycle 1936?

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Hartford bicycle Colson Fairy Child's Bicycle my chain driven tricycle pegs elgin before and after my schwinn Ross chain bike

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