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• NBHAA HAS OVER 60,000 ORIGINAL BICYCLE CATALOGUES, BOOKS, PHOTOS, BLUEPRINTS, POSTERS, TRADE PUBLICATIONS STARTING IN THE 1860s AND REACHING TO THE 1970s. WE HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF LEAGUE OF AMERICAN WHEELMAN (L.A.W) PUBLICATIONS BEGINNING IN THE 1800s. WE HAVE THE PAPER ARCHIVES OF MANY BICYCLE BRANDS AND COMPANIES, INCLUDING ELGIN/J.C. HIGGINS, WESTERN FLYER AND MOST OTHERS. INTERESTED IN COLUMBIA/POPE? WE HAVE ALMOST EVERY CATALOGUE FROM BEGINNING (1877) TO END. LIKEWISE FOR MOST AMERICAN BICYCLE BRANDS AND COMPANIES, FOR INSTANCE ON ELGIN AND J.C.HIGGINS WE HAVE CATALOGUE INFORMATION FOR ALMOST EVERY YEAR, PLUS COOL ITEMS LIKE OWNER'S MANUALS AND PARTS BOOKS. LIKEWISE FOR MONARK-SILVER KING COMPANY. LIKEWISE FOR COLSON. SHELBY. IVER JOHNSON. HAWTHORNE. ROLLFAST. MURRAY. SAME FOR OTHER BRANDS- EVEN ODD ONES LIKE SHERRELL OR GLIDEACYCLE.
• WE ALSO HAVE A VERY EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF BICYCLE MOTOR KITS AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES... FROM SMITH MOTORWHEEL, CYCLEMOTOR, EVANS POWERCYCLE TO WHIZZER (WE HAVE PAPER ACHIVES FOR WHIZZER INCLUDING ORIGINAL BLUEPRINTS, EVERY AD, OWNER'S MANUALS, WORKSHOP MANUALS, BULLETINS RARE PHOTOS and MORE!), MARMAN, MONARK SUPER-TWIN, TRAVIS... AND EVEN VERY OBSCURE MODELS LIKE BSA WINGWHEEL OR POW-WOW. WE HAVE IT!
• WE ALSO HAVE THE WORLD'S ONLY BICYCLE FILM (as in REAL 16mm FILM) ARCHIVE CONTAINING OVER 300 FILMS INCLUDING SUCH CLASSICS AS THE 1934 FEATURE COMEDY, "SIX-DAY BIKE RIDER" STARRING JOE. E. BROWN AND THE 1939 GM BICYCLE SAFETY FILM, "ON TWO WHEELS"... AND MANY MORE.
• NBHAA'S ARCHIVAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS AND CANNOT BE MATCHED ANYWHERE. NBHAA IS THE ONLY BICYCLE HISTORY ARCHIVE OF ITS TYPE. WE STARTED COLLECTING IN THE 1950s. AND WE DON'T GUESS AT INFORMATION ABOUT OLD BICYCLES... WE KNOW! |
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| NBHAA IS PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR MORE ORIGINAL BICYCLE LITERATURE TO FILL IN GAPS IN OUR LIBRARY. WE ARE MISSING ABOUT 15 COLUMBIA CATALOGUES FROM BEGINNING TO END. WE ARE MISSING SOME ROADMASTER CATALOGUES IN THE 1960s. A FEW PRE-WW2 COLSON ITEMS, AND SOME OF OUR AMERICAN BICYCLIST AND BICYCLE JOURNAL MAGAZINES WHICH WERE STOLEN. WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE BICYCLE PAPER ITEMS THAT WILL COMPLETE OUR ARCHIVE LIBRARY. THANKS! |
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| • WANT TO GET EXPERT ADVICE ON OLD BICYCLES? WANT TO GET AN OLD BICYCLE IDENTIFIED, EVALUATED, FIND OUT WHEN IT WAS MADE AND WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE RESTORED? OR IF IT SHOULD BE RESTORED? CLICK ON THE "NBHAA FAQs" SECTION ABOVE AND READ. |
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• WANT TO LEARN ABOUT CLASSIC BICYCLES? WANT INFORMATION YOU CANNOT FIND ANYWHERE ELSE? CLICK ON "EMAIL" ABOVE AND WRITE TO US- AFTER YOU READ THE FAQs SECTION. |
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• WANT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC BICYCLE HISTORY ARTICLES FIRST PUBLISHED IN REAL MAGAZINES AND BOOKS FROM THE 1970s AND 1980s? WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SCHWINN PHANTOM, BOWDEN SPACELANDER, SHELBY, COLUMBIA, J.C. HIGGINS, WESTERN FLYER AND MORE? DID YOU KNOW THAT CARS AND BICYCLES ARE CONNECTED IN WAYS MOST PEOPLE NEVER IMAGINE? WANT TO SEE A LIST OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES BY LEON DIXON ON BICYCLES? CLICK ON "HISTORICAL ARTICLES" ABOVE. |
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| • WANT TO SEE SOME OF OUR UNUSUAL BICYCLE COLLECTION? WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE GRAPE KRATE PROTOTYPE OR ELGIN BLUEBIRDS CLICK ON "GALLERY" ABOVE AND ALSO CLICK ON "OAKLAND MUSEUM TOUR" BELOW ON THIS PAGE. |
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| DID YOU YOU KNOW that 2007 was the 30th Anniversary of the official beginning of the classic bicycle hobby? Ever wonder about how the classic bicycle hobby got started? Who did what and when? Want to know CORRECT classic bicycle history? Then our BRAND-new section, HOW THE CLASSIC BICYCLE HOBBY ALL BEGAN is just for you! And to be included in this section is our historic tour of the old Schwinn Plant in Chicago! Wanna see what the Schwinn Collection (sometimes erroneously referred to as the "museum"- but this was LONG before the museum you may have heard about) looked in the 1970s? You'll see it all here. Click on the HOW IT BEGAN below to enter an old bicycle history experience like no other anywhere, any time. You'll be amazed, perhaps amused and certainly informed-and the only place you'll find it all is here at NBHAA. NEXT update on HOW IT BEGAN is coming soon! |
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HOW IT BEGANClick here to enter "HOW IT BEGAN"
| Are you a serious bicycle historian or restorer? Ever wonder about errors in publications? Want to be a classic bicycle expert? Want to know how to avoid errors in books and auction catalogs? Want to know CORRECT classic bicycle history? Then our new section, Guide to Correcting the Classics (GTCC) is just for you! Click on the GTCC letters below to enter a bicycle history experience like no other anywhere, any time. You'll be amazed, perhaps amused and certainly informed-and the only place you'll find it all is here at NBHAA. |
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| In case you missed it, we can take you back for a look! If you were there, here is a second look! A magnificent bicycle history exhibition took place at the beautiful Oakland Museum, in Oakland, CA. Although we cannot show you the entire exhibit, we can give you just a peek at some of the classic bicycles and classic-era artifacts that were there (along with over 80 antiques from the incredible Pryor Dodge collection) from Fall, 1999 through the end of January, 2000. Most of the classics were on display for the very first time ever. If you have tried this link unsuccessfully in the past, please try it again now. |
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Oakland MuseumClick here to enter the Oakland Museum Bicycle History Exhibition
URGENT ALERT!! STOLEN BICYCLE LISTING! Over 750 bicycles and thousands of irreplaceable vintage bicycle parts, tools and historical artifacts have been stolen from NBHAA’s deep storage. This is the largest theft of classic bicycles and parts in history. If you see any of these bicycles, they are stolen. Click for the list and take a look. You may see them anywhere, they may turn up anywhere, including Ebay. Watch for them and please contact us if you see them. Included was our Monark Silver King Racer, Monark SIlver King prototype hex frame, Elgin Twin-Bar tricycle and many others. Thank you.
STOLEN BICYCLES AND PARTSClick here to see the partial list of stolen bicycles and parts
