1899 Bicycle Head Badge

[villagenut]

I know this is not anything rare but I have always loved this one, right out of the dirt. Fort Dearborn Cycle Manufacture seemed to only mfg bicycles in that year according to what little I could find on it. Nice gold gilding still there but a bit bent up at recovery.Thanks for looking....vn

 

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[Mackaydon]

Fort Dearborn Cycle Mfg. Co. name changed to Fort Dearborn Mfg.Co, in 1901--so your badge certainly predates 1902.
At one time it was located at 1574-80 Crossing St. Chicago.
Congrats !
Don.......
PS: Another address was 26-28 Randolph St.

 

[pickaway]

Nice find, some of those badges are worth more than the bikes.