Re: Packard Bikes
Posted by Leeedy On 2023/9/29 15:24:17
And now... a bit of detail on scroll-type Packard bicycle headbadges and Colson-built Packard bicycle headbadges.
As I have pointed out in the past, this type of headbadge was installed on both Westfield-built(Columbia) AND Colson-built Packard bicycles.
The finish and actual appearance of these headbadges is almost always wrong as seen today.
This will be argued about by those who believe this headbadge finish was all brass in addition to red lettering.
However, a New Old Stock un-bent headbadge reveals more colors with nickel plating on the raised areas.
Today's collectors tend to polish off this delicate plating. Or they usually don't even realize the plating existed.
Take a look at one of headbadges as found today. Then compare it to a New Old Stock original below...
Images all courtesy of Leon Dixon / National Bicycle History Archive of America (NBHAA.com)
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PackardScrollHeadbadge3.jpeg (203.05 KB)
NBHAAColsonHeadbadgePackardWM.jpeg (87.50 KB)
As I have pointed out in the past, this type of headbadge was installed on both Westfield-built(Columbia) AND Colson-built Packard bicycles.
The finish and actual appearance of these headbadges is almost always wrong as seen today.
This will be argued about by those who believe this headbadge finish was all brass in addition to red lettering.
However, a New Old Stock un-bent headbadge reveals more colors with nickel plating on the raised areas.
Today's collectors tend to polish off this delicate plating. Or they usually don't even realize the plating existed.
Take a look at one of headbadges as found today. Then compare it to a New Old Stock original below...
Images all courtesy of Leon Dixon / National Bicycle History Archive of America (NBHAA.com)
Attach file:
PackardScrollHeadbadge3.jpeg (203.05 KB)
NBHAAColsonHeadbadgePackardWM.jpeg (87.50 KB)This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=262230