Re: [CR]WAS restoration pics - NOW Schwinn decals

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From: "Robert Clair" <r.clair@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: [CR]WAS restoration pics - NOW Schwinn decals
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 17:46:11 -0500
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... home now to see. we also have a 1955 paramount track (in yellow) with the same decal. also done up by the folks at waterford a number of years ago. looks like the little decal had a pretty good run ...
roberto
alex, va


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> From: "Bingham, Wayne R." <WBINGHAM@imf.org>
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> Subject: [CR]WAS restoration pics - NOW Schwinn decals
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>>>>Hello All - Here are some pics of a 1939 Paramount that we recently
> restored:
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rdf1249/album?.dir=223b Note we just did
> paint.<<<<
> Bob Freeman
>
> Bob and all -
>
> Can anyone identify the time frame that the Schwinn tubing decal
> pictured here (in Bob's Paramount album) was in use:
>
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rdf1249/detail?.dir=223b&.dnm=8d45.jpg&
> .sr
> c=ph
>
> I just came into possession of a couple of these, as well as some other
> very similar-looking Schwinn decals, and have been wondering when and on
> what frames they were used. I'm not too familiar with Schwinn, and
> didn't realize these were from as early as '39 (as I'm assuming they are
> period correct). I'll try and post some pix of the other ones tonight,
> and will probably bring them to the Cirque to ask about as well.
>
> Wayne Bingham
> Lovettsville VA
> Not sure exactly, but I have an original paint 1939 Schwinn New World
> track
> bike with the same decal, and a 1958 Paramount tourist, repainted at
> Waterford
> that also has it. I got that frame from a fellow who used to work at
> Waterford and was the one who had that decal set reproduced for them
> originally.

>

> Bob Freeman

> Seattle