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Title: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: moedahobo on September 24, 2011, 11:32:17 PM

Another piece i picked up at auction...Excelsior Bicycle...When i try to research this i keep running into made in chicago 50's schwinns ...but this logo isn't schwinn or chicago its just Excelsior Made in Michigan City. When i look for that i just find motor bikes. Anyone have any idea what i have here and how old is it?
Thanks
Andy

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: snowflake on September 25, 2011, 10:40:54 AM

Found this site, they could probably help you:
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4738&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=285

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: greenacres on September 25, 2011, 10:53:28 AM

That's a good bike!

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: JoshandLila on September 25, 2011, 01:07:05 PM

didnt they find one of these on American Pickers?

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: mart on September 25, 2011, 04:30:45 PM

Yes it was on American Pickers !!  Don`t remember details though !!

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: greenacres on September 25, 2011, 06:06:01 PM

I think it was one of first of something. Maybe it was something with the gears?

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: mart on September 25, 2011, 06:27:46 PM

I will look for it tomorrow !!  Eyes are blurring !!

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: JoshandLila on September 25, 2011, 07:17:25 PM

I believe Excelsior made motorcycles as well

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: moedahobo on September 25, 2011, 07:30:33 PM

Well i do know excelsior made the motor bikes and bicycles and later even did some things with triumph...but it is just very hard to find out the age of them...and all the pictures and articles I've seen i haven't seen one that looks like this.
Thanks for all the input though and i've contacted a few other places if i find out exactly what it is i will make sure to let you all know.
Andy

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: greenacres on September 25, 2011, 08:23:25 PM

http://antiquearchaeology.com/mikes_bikes.php?image=/1911_Exclesior.jpg

This is the American Pickers bike. It has a little history with it. That's a 1911 Excelsior.

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: dontbe on September 25, 2011, 08:35:39 PM

Just a picture of my GGrandfathers bike shop on the south side of Chicago..Circa ~1915
(http://www.antique-shop.com/elser/gene/interestingpictures/slides/juliusplanabikeshopsm.jpg)

I looked up the address, it is no longer there, TI would appear to have had the Skyway built over it.  :o

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: fancypants on September 25, 2011, 08:57:33 PM

Cool pic , card & story , dontbe .

Glad to see that you too have brazen relatives !
 :D

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on September 25, 2011, 08:58:07 PM

How cool to have that photo!

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: dontbe on September 25, 2011, 09:07:20 PM

 ;D :-*

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: ironlord1963 on September 25, 2011, 10:01:37 PM

Cool Pic dontbe

Title: Re: While i'm at it Excelsior Bicycle Michigan City.
Post by: mart on September 26, 2011, 08:32:31 AM

Is there a patent date on this bike !!  I think from what I have found that Excelsior was a sub-brand of Henderson !!  Schwinn and several others used the Excelsior name as a style of bike so its possible that a patent might give info on what was original to this one !!