Tony Beckett wrote:
>
>As a new member of the list from across the pond I am hoping that some
>of you can help with a US product.
>
>I recently found a Veeder cyclometer at a bike jumble and I want to know
>whether it is of a suitable age to fit to one of my 1950's lightweights.
>It is one of the two window type with a trip reading as well as main. It
>is very nicely made and is marked "The Veeder Mfg Co Hartford Conn USA"
>It has three patent dates - Oct 22 1895, Jun 18 1901 and Aug 15 1911 but
>I suspect that it was made a long time after the last date. It also is
>stamped with 1.26 S although the last could be 5. Does this show that it
>was made for 26 inch wheels?
>
>Any info as to the date for this interesting item would be welcome.
>--
This company was indeed making cyclometers 'way back in the high-wheeler era, in fact Veeder invented the cyclometer in 1895.
They're still in business. See: http://www.veeder.com/
I think your guess about the "26" is most likely correct.
Sheldon "Tink, Tink, Tink, Tink,..." Brown
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