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Some of the bikes in my personal collection.
_______________________________________________ 1894 Model 34 Men's Columbia. Sold for $125 new. This was found under a porch and had been there for nearly 100 years. Most of the paint and nickel plating have flaked off from years of damp storage. Dispite this the bike is in good mechanical shape with a missing front tire and a broken spoke. Note the wooden handle bars.
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1904 Model 138. This is a 2 speed Chainless with "hygienic cushion frame" and Pope coaster break. It sold for $100 new and was very advanced for it's time.
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1920 Columbia Arch Bar. The original paint color was almost gone. It was found in perfect condition under the head badge and I was able to match the color. The red seen in the unrestored pictures is the primer.
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1921 Model M1 Chainless Columbia. Shaft Drives were discontinued after the 1922 model year.
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Mid 50's 5 Star Jet-Rider.
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1953 5 Star. This was one of the bikes borrowed by the factory to take apart and copy to make the RX-5 reproductions in the late 80's. After that, the factory restored it painted green and displayed it at the bike shows around the country. The factory repainted it this maroon color before returning it to my father.
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1939 Military. In 1942 the U.S. military standardized the bicycles they would use, purchased from Westfield Mfg. and Huffman Corp. Up to then, they would buy whatever the manufacture had for a military service model. This bike did not start life in the army but was the heavy duty service model sold to them in this era.
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1941 Columbia Superb. This is an origianal 41. It was restored with some of the Reproduction parts.
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Reproduction 1941. This is one of the factory prototypes for the reproduction run from the 90's. This bike has no serial number.
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1914 Ladies Chainless Columbia.
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1922 Model N5 Ladies Columbia. This bike has an unusual chainguard.
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1918 Columbia Roadster.
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1937 Corsair by Westfield Mfg.
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1927 Ladies Columbia. This unrestored bike still has excellent paint and detailing.
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Wartime men's Columbia. A small amount of bikes were made for civillian use. Very little chrome was used as it was needed for the war effort.
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Wartime Ladies Columbia.
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Post war Compax Paratrouper folding bike.
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