C1920 Motorcycle Perfume Bottle

[ruth-gehrig]

Thanks!! This belonged to my father before he passed away a year ago. I believe it's all original except the gas tank. My dad must not have been able to find one so fabricated one himself

[steve B]

Both the bottle and the bike are impressive.

Gotta wonder about the perfume company making that sort of figural bottle that long ago. Sort of an Avon kind of thing.

The bike looks like a 2 1/2 HP add on kit, although the head area looks more like the 3 1/2 HP.
https://yeoldecycleshoppe.wordpress....bike-brochure/

Even if it was added on to the bicycle later, it's still very cool. And if it's the 2 1/2, I like the tank better than what the brochure shows.

The bike itself could be pretty interesting. It's hard to tell from the pics, but the frame tubes look a bit bigger than the standard bicycle sizes of inch and 1 1/8 inch. There were some with oversize tubes made starting in the late 1890's Is there a name on the front? There's usually a metal plate there, sometimes really ornate.
Erie also made frames for the 2 1/2, so it might be theirs.

Not sure about the 2 1/2, but the 3 1/2 used Curtis carburetors, the same Curtis who was a motorcycle racer turned aviator and according to the ad the carburetors were used on 90% of "airships" giving it a connection to early aviation as well as being an early motorcycle.

Steve B

[1880nonsports]

similar bottles were used to sell candy. I still have one on the shelf. My favorite perfume bottle was the base ball one in Kashmanian's book (think so anyway - I do have crs).

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by 1880nonsports

similar bottles were used to sell candy. I still have one on the shelf. My favorite perfume bottle was the base ball one in Kashmanian's book (think so anyway - I do have crs).

http://www.network54.com/Forum/56713...+PICKUP+THREAD
Would that be the same one in the third post down in the 2008 link above?

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by steve B

Not sure about the 2 1/2, but the 3 1/2 used Curtis carburetors, the same Curtis who was a motorcycle racer turned aviator and according to the ad the carburetors were used on 90% of "airships" giving it a connection to early aviation as well as being an early motorcycle.

Steve B

Not trying to nitpick but incase anyone is interested in learning more it's Curtiss with two "s"'s

[steve B]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

Not trying to nitpick but incase anyone is interested in learning more it's Curtiss with two "s"'s

DOH! You're correct. And yes, it would help anyone searching if I'd spelled it right.

Steve B