vintage bike head badge

[scaupus]

I found my 2nd vintage bicycle head badge last week. This one is a "Goodyear Hi-way Patrol, built by Columbia". Its from the 50's possibly early 60's. It was in a park that was established some time between 1926 and 1944. I didn't find anything else of interest there-If the park was cleaned out by md'ers, it's strange they missed this badge. I briefly checked a small traffic circle park that had a plaque planted in it that said it was established in 1952, donated by a developer. I checked around the stone plinth, but if anybody dropped any coins while installing or possibly dedicating the plaque, they were gone. But under a tree by a bench I found this vintage Utah Radio badge. Sorry you can't read the whole thing, it also says "Cabinet by Maurice." I looked up Utah Radio on-line, and they were active in the 40's.

 

[littlebill31]

Really Cool!!
I collect old motorcycles and have some bicycle stuff also. A few of those badges are pretty collectable. The Schwinn bikes of course, but if you find an Excelsior (Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle co.), then you've got a whopper.
I'm also an old time radio show fan. I have Sirius satelite radio just for the radio classics station. There are many collectors for those as well.
Great stuff!!

 

[Michiganne]

Congrats on the neat relics. Very cool.

Keep digging!

 

[scaupus]

Really Cool!!
I collect old motorcycles and have some bicycle stuff also. A few of those badges are pretty collectable. The Schwinn bikes of course, but if you find an Excelsior (Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle co.), then you've got a whopper.
I'm also an old time radio show fan. I have Sirius satelite radio just for the radio classics station. There are many collectors for those as well.
Great stuff!!

As a point of interest, I have found 2 other badges. One, was a head badge from a Rollfast bicycle, ca. 1930's, I sold on eBay. The other is a silver badge from a Marmon luxury auto, ca. 1920's.

It's kind of strange I've found three transportation badges metal detecting. They don't seem to be that common a find.

I'm not sure what you collect regarding radio classics. Do you collect recordings of the old shows?

 

[littlebill31]

Actually I just listen to the satelite radio station (Sirius, XM radio) that plays them. I enjoy the old classic radio shows.
I meant that the radio consoles are highly collected and the badges are collected.
You're lucky finding so many, they're neat.

 

[allen]

that is two really great looking finds !!

 

[scaupus]

that is two really great looking finds !!

thank you, fellow Ace brother.

 

[lazabert]

I love it-- found one myself-- it's in todays finds-- i believe it to be 1916 female bike but not sure --model number is not clear

 

[wheatfinder13]

Nice relics!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Those are some nice bicycle relics. Looks like you were even able to make the dig without damaging them.

 

[sutphin]

IT MUST BE BIKE WEEK ..... NEAT.