1940 Western Auto Red Tag Sale catalog

This scanned page from a 1940 Western Auto Supply catalog shows a wide variety of Western Flyer bicycles that were available. In the lineup are a Huffman built men’s bicycle with streamline 3 rib tank, Huffman built ladies model with tank, Murray built Mercury with lights built into the tank, Huffman built mens bicycle with spring suspension fork like what was used on the Twin-Flex and a Cleveland Welding built 4-gill deluxe mens bicycle s…

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1935 Shapleigh’s – Rugby Bicycle Catalog Pages

Shapleigh’s Hardware Stores, like many other stores all over America, sold bicycles back in the 1930’s. Shapleigh’s brand names for their bicycles were Wonder and Rugby. Judging by these catalog pages, they primarily used bicycles manufactured by Westfield (aka, Columbia), but there are some that are illustrated that could possibly be made by the Emblem Manufacturing Company of Angola, NY.  …

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