I did a search and found a site called pedaling history. They have a store in Orchard Park, New York.

They have the Pedaling History Bicycle Museum, there was a link for a @ $30 book on collecting and restoring antique bicycles by a man named G. Donald Adams. Adams also is the founding editor of Wheelman Magazine.


> I ran the following on a Cushman site and it got a lot of interest, but nobody had an real answers.
> I know there are good researchers on RinkWorks, so if you would like a challenge, go for it. I spent about four hours on the web yesterday and all I got was the date.
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> I'm betting someone on here can help me with this. I'm trying to
> find out all I can about a Columbia model 32 safety bike. I think
> this one has the wrong wheels. It is a single speed direct drive,
> meaning that the pedals never stop turning when the bike is in
> motion. I guess that's why it has foot rests on the front fork. The
> fork and handlebars are nickel plated and the frame is black. It was
> manufactured by Pope, maybe in 1893. It has a drum brake with a
> leather band around the outside. The brake lever is on the right
> handle bar and operates through an open cable. The chain is 1/2 inch
> wide and the pedals have white rubber blocks. I would like to know
> what kind of wheels it should have, if that date is correct, and how
> much it's worth in unbelieveably good condition. The patent dates on
> the badge are all in the 1880's
> Howard
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