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My sister kept one and it was eventually tossed out. I kept the other all the years since and it had been stored in the loft of my garage until recently when it took up to Lebanon and donated it to the Lebanon NH Historical Society. Charles Coe Tue, After the war my mom bought a Victory bike probably in They had just come off rationing. It was a girl's model on which I learned to ride, aged To have a mom of 46 ride a bike was almost unheard of but she was a Danish immigrant and Danes road bike at all ages.
Then in 47 I got an English bike and have been riding ever since even at age Kenneth Andersen Mon, A friend of mine recently purchased a Victory bike from an elderly gentleman who got it from his even older neighbor. X-1" on the top tube and a hat-in-ring logo on a decal on the seat tube. With the painted bars and rims we believe it was used by a meter reader during the war.
Charles Hauck Fri, It has outlasted Dad and me! Years ago I saw the identical bike in the American History Museum, but cannot remember the nameplate. Was it Huffman?
It was the same as my original, --Can you the Museum? Thomas Hall Sat, Mom told me it was my Dad's old "victory bike ". I pushed it the six blocks to Rice's Bicycle Shop, and Henry cleaned and oilediked it for me. He ordered a pair of skinny tires for it.
My buddies were blown away by how FAST it was.. Wish I still had it.. Internet Archive's 25th Anniversary Logo. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. Sign up Log in. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book.
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Language Language. War Department. Introduction 2. Beverages 5 3. Breads 4. Cakes and cookies 5. Breakfast cereals 11 6. Desserts 12 7. Eggs 13 8. Fish 14 9. Fritters and croquettes 15 Fruits Macaroni, spaghetti, noodles, and rice 18 Meat 19 Pies Salads Sandwiches 24 Sauces 25 Soups 26 Vegetables Miscellaneous Index Digitized by Google. Army, Cooking for military personnel, Field Manual, It contains detailed instructions for inspection, disassembly, assembly, maintenance, and repair of pocket watches, wrist watches, stop watches, and message center clocks, and is supplementary to those in the Field Manuals and Technical Manuals prepared for the using arms.
This manual does not War Department; United States. Ordnance Department. Amphibians and landing vehicles II. Armored cars III. Scout cars IV. Cargo and personnel carriers V. Self-propelled artillery VI. Tanks VII. Tank transport and recovery vehicles VIII. Army, World War, , United States. War Dept. Like any other piece of machinery, to maintain it in proper operating condition, it should be lubricated at the time specified using the proper grades of oil and grease.
All working parts as well as oil holes should be kept clean and free from dirt and grit. This vehicle should periodically have a systematic Military Abbreviations of the U. R II. Numbers V.
Weights and Measures VI. Money Table VII. Territorial and Administrative Military Intelligence Service. Introduction: Section I. Distinctive Branches, or Specialties 5 II. Recruitment and Mobilization: Section I. System of Conscription and Mobilization 18 II. Training, Efficiency, and Morale 30 IV. Organization: Section I. Command and Staff TM Motorcycle, Solo Harley Davidson Model WLA "In addition to a description of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, this manual contains technical information required for the identification, use, and care of the materiel.
The manual is divided into two parts, Part One, section I through section VI, gives vehicle operating instructions.
Part Two, section VII through section XXV, gives vehicle maintenance instructions to using arm personnel charged with the responsibility of Bureau of Naval Personnel; United States. Naval Air Technical Training Command. Colonel Clark's bike is a civilian model of the era. Note the mix of official US Army bikes on the left and various civilian models ridden even by Military personnel. Civilian bicycles are parked in their racks, purposely placed near planes being serviced, by the crews that own them at McCellan Field, Sacramento, California on May 7th, All bikes seem to be civilian models; some have a sign added to the frame.
The bike was pressed into military service and looking at the chrome finish which appears under the paint on the handlebars, it seemed it was painted OD It's safe to assume some civilian bicycles were used around camps and bases, especially stateside. Many civilian bikes were used on airfields and military bases, and some were even painted OD, but they are still civilian bikes and not as rare as genuine Army contract bikes of WW2. The real thing????
Or not???? This is however what most Columbia's look like at Military Vehicle shows. This is a typical example of a militarized 40's or 50's bicycle. Only the headlight, handlebars and chain guard are identical to the correct WW2 parts. Frame, rims, axles, spokes, seat, fenders, crank set, brake and forks are all different from the real thing A very quick way to determine if the frame could be correct US Army Specs is by looking at the head badge.
Until Columbia's, including the US Army models, had head badges attached with the screws on the left and right hand side horizontally. After the badges were attached by a top and lower screw vertically and frames with this feature are most likely post WW2 and hence not military Note how the black paint is wearing off the whitewall tires The civilian bike on which this USAAF member poses clearly shows how the military bicycles were based on existing models of the wartime era.
The similarities of frame, fenders, rims and sprockets are obvious. This particular bike is equipped with springer type front forks and the frame has an added 'fuel tank' between the upper tubes, a common accessory. These bicycles are still very common and rather inexpensive. A lot of these are restored to military trim to appear as an original Army bike, which of course they are not Webmaster's Collection Photo. Westfield Columbia Serial MG MG was left behind during WW2 and ended up with a local farmer who used it well into the 's before donating it to the local museum where it underwent complete restoration Again note the second type of front sprocket The bicycle has some special features.
Some kind of 'License Holder' is attached to the front of the handlebar stem and behind the headlight there is some kind of white metal plate. The bike is equipped with two bells Close scrutiny of the picture shows a leather tool bag attached with three leather straps to the frame.
US and British troops were both stationed in Egypt during WW2, so a mix of equipment is not surprising. This picture was taken around Webmaster's Collection Photo via Bill Strong. On December 12th, , the auction was won by John Gray. The original headlight had been trashed years before after batteries leaked acid. John also added a set of original handlebar grips and acquired the original tool bag and pump from the Wright family. In September , John Gray sold the bike to the current owner, Bill Strong, who decided to restore the Huffy to its former glory.
Royal Master tires as the front tire in the WW2 picture appears to be of this type. He installed the original Torrington 8 wood block pedals after repairing the left side pedal using parts from an NOS torrington 8 pedal. The original Persons tool pouch was attached to the saddle using reproduction straps after treating the seat and tool pouch with Fiebing's Saddle Soap.
White 5-point stars have been painted on the front and rear fender. These were not originally on the bike. On the left side rear section of the front fender there is a small dented area that has never been repaired. The Wright family never repaired it, John Gray never repaired it and Bill will never repair it. According to the family the dent in the fender happened during WW2 while it was being ridden by T5 Clyde Wright.
Cpl Wright was evidently startled by the sound of what he thought was gun fire possibly being directed at him. In his excited state he either fell off or jumped from his bicycle. When the bike hit the ground the front fender sustained the dent. Whether the story is completely true, partially true or just a good war time story remains unknown.
However, the dent is there and is there to stay Webmaster's Collection Photos via Bill Strong. A European Owned Huffman. Original Huffman military bicycles are extremely rare in Europe. One of them resides in the collection of Frenchman Jean Georges who kindly provided images of his well preserved example. Jean Georges' Huffman with correct roman rounded fenders, whirlwind front sprocket and round chain guard. The tool bag and kick stand are not factory issue.
The frame number on the Huffman is barely visible, while some scratching revealed the original Huffman frame head badge They are still out there!!! The French owner had it up for sale but after looking at my MG, he decided to keep it for future restoration He will have his hands full at it!!
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