Eisenmann was a sorta wild guy.
He put his name on anything he could! Free Advertising!
His last shop address we had was on Wycoff Street in Brooklyn.
My dad did business with Eisenmann backin the '30s and I suspect that all
German people affiliated with any German ethnic group was investigated by
our authorities in the war, and rightly so.
We never heard of any allegations of that sort, In fact right after the war
when travel and racing started back up again, John Eisenmann and Ernie
Seubert, (later cycling federation president) stayed at our house when they
visited Chicago for a big bike race.
It was always fun to hear Eisenmann talk Germanic English with a Brooklyn
accent.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
> Matt is certainly right about Eisenmann. He had a store in Ridgewood,
> Queens and Imported Durkopp's and Siebers. He was also President of the
> GBSC - German Bicycle Sports Club -- for a time. He may have been
> investigated during the war for pro Nazi activities but that is not
> strictly proven.
> Edward Albert
> Chappaqua, NY, USA
>
> Edward Albert, Ph.D.
> Professor Emeritus of Sociology
>>>> <bikenut@verizon.net> 01/28/07 5:07 PM >>>
> Duncan,
>
> Re: the Chater Lea cranks you have on auction I believe that the
> 'Eisenmann' stamp was the New York importer/shop of the same name... not
> a MFG of the ring for CL. I have seen that stamping on lots of BSA rings
> too.
>
> Good luck on your auctions. I have 31 ending tonight-Garage Sale #2
> http://tinyurl.com/
>
> Matt Gorski
> Belmont Shore
> California USA
>
>
> >Chater Lea crankset (6.5 inch) with 48t ring:
> http://ebay.com/
>>or item number 150086277448
>>
>>Thanks for looking!
>>
>>Duncan Granger
>>Mountville, PA