BADGE? Front of Bicycle?

vanoldschool · Sep 24, 2009

Dug this up today, at first I thought it was a sherrifs badge, but based on the type of old english "B" Writing and the three possible rivit holes, I thought it may be a badge from an old bicycle The house I found this at also gave up a 1919 wheatie.

IronSpike · Sep 24, 2009

Cool badge :icon_sunny:

Not sure it's a bicycle badge. It probably would just have two screw attachment.

lazooro · Sep 24, 2009

it is a letter G..

CRUSADER · Sep 24, 2009

lazooro said:
it is a letter G..

agreed,

Picture of reverse please?

traderoftreasures · Sep 24, 2009

looks like a B here. but......?

Dano Sverige · Sep 25, 2009

I'm going with a "B" too.Definately not a "G" in my opinion.

TreasureHunters · Sep 25, 2009

Id say a B or maybe a R?

IronSpike · Sep 25, 2009

The letter is a G. Post some more pics of the badge from back, side etc.

If a bicycle front badge may want to search based this link:

http://www.thewheelmen.org/sections/bicyclebrands/bicyclebrands.pdf

CRUSADER · Sep 25, 2009

IronSpike said:
The letter is a G. Post some more pics of the badge from back, side etc.

If a bicycle front badge may want to search based this link:

http://www.thewheelmen.org/sections/bicyclebrands/bicyclebrands.pdf

DCMatt · Sep 25, 2009

A few of these have been posted here before and caused some debate. The general feeling is that they are saddle monograms. But no one has been able to prove it.

DCMatt

Bigcypresshunter · Sep 25, 2009

DCMatt said:
A few of these have been posted here before and caused some debate. The general feeling is that they are saddle monograms. But no one has been able to prove it.

DCMatt

Yes I think I recall a link with at least 5 different letters posted by different people. Maybe someone can bring it up.

traderoftreasures · Sep 25, 2009

IronSpike said:
Cool badge Not sure it's a bicycle badge. It probably would just have two screw attachment.

look this one is not it, but it attaches in three spots.

IronSpike · Sep 26, 2009

traderoftreasures said:
IronSpike said:

Cool badge Not sure it's a bicycle badge. It probably would just have two screw attachment.

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look this one is not it, but it attaches in three spots.

Wouldn't have thought bicycle badges were made of copper, but here's an old Gazelle:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9623863@N04/2895976902

I think it would be helpful with some more pics. How thick is the piece? Are those initials top left side of shield or just scratches/patina?

This bicycle badge link is pretty cool:

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...ycle+badges&ndsp=20&hl=en&sa=N&start=260&um=1