Rick....
If those tires hold air, take good care of them--they're hard to find. There're many brands of this style of bike (motorbike, also motobike as they were designed to resemble motorcycles of the teens) so it may be hard to nail down. The chainwheel resembles some Sears versions like the "Snell" as well as showing up occasionally on Mead made models. The exterior lugs make me think it could be Canadian....then I'd want to know if the wheel rims are clincher (which are less common on US bikes of this period) rather than glue-on as it appears. Exterior lugs on American bikes were less common than on Canadian bikes. This is less the case in the teens and early 20's.
The motorbike style was also favored by delivery and dispatch riders because of its additional frame strength.
You're just south of list member Phil Scott (in Fairborn) who knows vastly more than I do about this kind of bike. As well as the scholar/ craftsman Patric Cafaro. I'd pay a visit to these guys but be prepared to take notes...they are full of good info (and much of the documentation to back it up).
Calvert Guthrie Kansas City
on 11/3/03 8:58 AM, Kerkhoff, Rick at Rick.Kerkhoff@fmr.com wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I don't know if this is the right place to start this conversation, but if
> not, I'm sure you can direct me to the right people to ask. I have my
Dad's
> old bike. It is a single speed from I believe the 1930's (could be
wrong).
> It has been sitting in his garage for 40 years without being ridden and my
> Mother was glad for me to take it as Dad passed 6 years ago. Before I do
> anything, I would like to try date it, determine what brand it might be
and
> what it might have originally looked like. Anyone have a guess what this
> bike might be?
>
> http://www.geocities.com/
> <http://www.geocities.com/rickkerkhoff/dadsbike.html
http://www.geocities.com/
>
> Thanks for looking,
> Rick Kerkhoff
> Cincinnati, Ohio