VINTAGE BICYCLE COLLECTION
View the Tom Clink Collection of Vintage Bicycles.
Bicycles including the rare 1893 Crescent from Western Wheel Works (Chicago). See rare Schwinn bicycles, Western Flyer, JC Higgins and the Hopalong Cassidy.
1893 Crescent Tandem
Featuring Duel Steering, Wood rims & chain-guard with string skirt guard, front fork foot pegs, lantern light, no brakes, positive rear hub (no coasting), and cork handle grips.
owned by Tom & Rosemary Klink
1893 Crescent Tandem
Western Wheel Works History (Chicago, IL). Adolph Schoeninger (1833-1900) reopened for business after the Chicago Fire had destroyed his toy operation in 1871, having left the German immigrant bankrupt. By 1889, Schoeninger’s toy company had morphed into the Western Wheel Works, one of the country’s largest bicycle manufacturers.
Burgandy Schwinn
1951 Red Phantom Schwinn
Bought from the “Pickers” Le Claire IA. Features: horn tank, carrier, front drum brake, lock fork , spring front, built in front fender headlight.
1953 Western Flyer
Features: Super X 53, “Plane” headlight, carrier, spring fork, horn tank.
1953 Rollfast Hopalong Cassidy 24″
Early fifties. Cap guns and Holster mounted on horn tank.
1953 J.C. Higgins
Features: Spring front fork, horn tank with red reflectors, carrier, bat-wing headlight.
1950 Schwinn Panther
Features: Carrier, spring front fork, front drum brake, horn tank, lock fork, Delta Rocket ray light, Front drum brake, horn tank, lock fork.