✅ SOLVED Mystery Brass and Iron Item

RelicHunter97 · Mar 27, 2013

Hello everyone!

I dug this up today whilst digging up a bike from my backyard, this was right under it. The bicycle dates from ~1905-1935, so I would imagine that this is from the same era. I have looked at many pictures of the bike in question (A Mead Crusader) and this did not come from it. This object had two wooden rods/handles coming from it, and still has some pieces of wood in it. Any ideas would be helpful!

-Anthony

clovis97 · Mar 27, 2013

Is it a head set from another bike?

farmdump · Mar 27, 2013

Yeah, its definitely the handle for a bike. Is the yellow material plastic? could be from a bike from the 1970s-1980s.

RelicHunter97 · Mar 27, 2013

No, it's thick brass. Somebody else suggested that it is indeed from a bike, but from the seat.

NOLA_Ken · Mar 28, 2013

What you have I'm fairly certain is the seatpost lug from an old wooden framed bicycle. I looked around and didn't find an exact match, but I'll keep looking and see if I can track it down to a possible maker. The rusted iron part would be the actual seatpost.

arnofarrell · Mar 28, 2013

First thought was from a bike handle bars.

yelnif · Mar 28, 2013

Find the rest of it RelicHunter and rebuild it. Don't forget to put one of those bell ringy things on the handle bars. I just put one on the grand-daughters' tricycle, she loves it but here mother isn't to happy with it/me. Payback. hahaha.

yaxthri · Mar 28, 2013

Great find! Yes look around for the rest of it!

These guys may give you an exact ID: Lovely Bicycle!: Magic in Vermont: the Old Spokes Home

RelicHunter97 · Mar 29, 2013

I'm continuing to dig there, haven't found any more piece of it yet, but I'm sure hard work will change that!

Broken knee · Mar 29, 2013

This is the pic I posted look at the seat post this one is as close as I could find?
The parts going to the back wheel on your's is missing. Look at the bar just under the seat it matches yours? HH
BK