Private Collection: Vintage Schwinn Bicycle Pedals

These Schwinn pedals are from the 1950's to 1960's and are currently being used on a early 1950's Hiawatha boys bicycle. The bike was given as a gift to its original owner. When he passed away it was inherited by its current owner. The bike is currently being mechanically overhauled at a local bike shop in NW Iowa.

Previous articles in the series:

Private Collection: Kodak Partytime Instant Camera

Private Collection: Kiwi Shoe Server Kit

Private Collection: 1930's Listerine Bottle

Private Collection: The New Orpheum 80th Anniversary Commemorative Merlot Bottle

Private Collection: Fat's Inagural Great Beer Ride Across Iowa Bottle

Private Collection: Odell Brewing and Boulevard Brewing Companies Silver Anniversary Bottle

Private Collection: 2012 Model A Day Lager Bottle

Private Collection: c.1961 Motorola Record Player

Private Collection: California Raisin

Private Collection: Bedtime Bert

Private Collection: Idora Beaute Container

Private Collection: Standard Bearings Bottle Top

Private Collection: Vintage J. R. Watkins Menthol Camphor Container

Private Collection: Moosehaven, Florida Anniversary Plate

Private Collection: 1960 Coronado Dog Tax

Private Collection: Barley Dog Tag

Private Collection: Glenwood Safety Patrol Badge

Private Collection: 1964 Journeyman Plumber Coin

Private Collection: 1961 Park Forest Dog License

Private Collection: Langridge Drugs Tiny Bond

Private Collection: 1970's Baby Cloth Diaper Safety Pin

Private Collection: Midge Toy Die Cast Car

Private Collection: Cub Scouts 50th Anniversary Mug

Private Collection: Vintage Monopoly Game Piece

Private Collection: Rengo Obesity Treatment Box Lid

Private Collection: Air Way Auto Compass

Private Collection: Norlund Ice Cleat

Private Collection: 1970's Hy-Vee Sugar Free Root Beer Can

Private Collection: Outers No. 444 Gunslick Gun Cleaning Solvent

Private Collection: Taber's Floex Metal Gasket Cement Bottle

Private Collection: Matchbook, Elliott Lumber and Coal

Private Collection: Matchbook, The Tiki

Private Collection: Matchbook, The Tin Cup Restaurant, El Mirador Cocktail Lounge, and Hotel Francis

Private Collection: Matchbook, Turn Style

Private Collection: Matchbook, Baker Auto Parts

Private Collection: Matchbook, Union Bank

Private Collection: 1930's to 1940's Hamms Beer Can

Private Collection: 1930's to 1940's Stag Beer Can

Private Collection: The Great Muppet Caper Glasses

Private Collection: Smurf Glasses, Smurfette

Private Collection: A&W Dancing Bear Glass

Private Collection: Fly Fishing Reel

Private Collection: 4th Brewing Company Beer Coasters

Private Collection: Twirling Baton

Private Collection: Pipes and Pipe Stand

Private Collection: Depression era Rittenhouse Door Chime

Private Collection: 1960's Ceramic Duck

Private Collection: Vintage Air Pump

Private Collection: Auto Strop Safety Razor

Private Collection: Hemming Reloading Service Ammunition Box

Private Collection: 1984 Chicago Cubs

Private Collection: Late 1950's, Early 1960's Tonka Allied Moving Truck

Private Collection: Schwinn American Advertisement

Private Collection: 1992 Topps Micro Baseball Cards

Private Collection: 1966 Batman Pin

Private Collection: Barilla Plus Souvenir Hacky Sack

Private Collection: Brian Duffy RAGBRAI Cartoon Cube

Private Collection: RAGBRAI Playing Cards

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XXVI, 1998

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XXXVI, 2008 Souvenir

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XXXVIII, 2010 Souvenir

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XLIV, 2006 Souvenir

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XLIII, 2015 Souvenir

Private Collection: 1985 Polish Postage Stamp

Private Collection: Bicycle Poker Chip

Private Collection: Bicycle Tournament Coin

Private Collection: 1972 Munich Olympic Games Cycling Pin

Private Collection: 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games Russian Soviet Cycling Pin

Private Collection: 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Cycling Pins, Magnet, and Coin

Private Collection: Marineland Pennant

Private Collection: Chicago Cubs 1984 N.L. East Division Champions Pennant

Private Collection: Iowa Cubs Pennant

Private Collection: Orpheum Theater Grand Re-Opening Ticket

Private Collection: USS Arizona Memorial Theater and Ferry Admission Pass

Private Collection: The Plaza Inn Token

Private Collection: Sears Centennial Coin

Private Collection: Softball

Private Collection: Antique Garden Cultivator

Private Collection: U.S. Mailbox Bank

Private Collection: Lincoln-Kennedy Penny
Private Collection: 1975 Iowa State Fair Snoopy Souvenir
Private Collection: Iowa State Capitol Building Copper Roof Material
Private Collection: Drafting Board
Private Collection: Baking Pans
Private Collection: Solar Milk Can
Private Collection: Oil Can
Private Collection: Vintage Water Can
Private Collection: Vintage/Antique Hand Wood Planes
Private Collection: Vintage/Antique Hand Drills
Private Collection: Vintage/Antique Rugol Coping Saw
Private Collection: Vintage/Antique Mitre Box Saw
Private Collection: 1930's to 1940's Marlin Firearms Ranger .22 Caliber Model 36 s-l-lr Rifle
Private Collection: Nash 1960's Nash Sidewalk Surfboard
Private Collection: Norge Wringer/Press Machine
Private Collection: Hiawatha Bicycle Chain Guard
Private Collection: Antique Tool
Private Collection: Aladdin's Castle Token Container's
Private Collection: Aladdin's Castle Token Wrist Pouches
Private Collection: The Automatic Recording Safe Company, LaSalle State Bank, Savings Bank
Private Collection: 1950's Stanhome Ashtray
Private Collection: Vintage Grooming Kit

Private Collection: Vintage Crosby Square Shoe Horn

Private Collection: Matchbook, Navy

Private Collection: Matchbook, LaSalle National Bank

Private Collection: Matchbook, Daniel's Motel

Private Collection: Matchbook, Hunt's Tomato Sauce

Private Collection: Matchbox, Germany Best Western

Private Collection: Matchbox, Logan's Roadhouse

Private Collection: Matchbook, Edward Alflen & Son Inc. Chrysler Dealer

Private Collection: Matchbook, LaSalle Office Supply & Equipment 

Private Collection: Matchbook, Work at Home Mason Shoe Sales Business

Private Collection: Matchbook, Kenmore Stamp Co.

Private Collection: Matchbook, Academy for Home Study

Private Collection: Matchbook, Winston Cigarettes

Private Collection: Matchbook, King Edward Cigarillos

Private Collection: Matchbook, Hamm's Beer

Private Collection: Matchbook, Spring Valley City Bank

Private Collection: Matchbook, Tri-City Hardware & Furniture Co.

Private Collection: Matchbook, Prairie Meadows

Private Collection: Matchbook, L&M Cigarettes

Private Collection: Matchbook, The Hair Loft

Private Collection: Matchbook, Life Insurance Policy
Private Collection: Matchbook, Eureka Saving's and Loa
Private Collection: Matchbook, POW's & MIA's
Private Collection: Matchbook, Hildenbrand's Truck Plaza
Private Collection: Matchbook, Old Timepieces
Private Collection: Matchbook, Peru Motor Company
Private Collection: Burger King Happy Meal Frisbee
Private Collection: 1920's to 1930's Catcher Mitt
Private Collection: Garden Shears
Private Collection: Fleming Bottle & Jug Cutter Kit
Private Collection: 1979 Iowa License Plate
Private Collection: Chamber's Co Belt Buckle
Private Collection: Imperial Hatchet
Private Collection: Tri-Clover Wrench
Private Collection: Kearney Squeezon
Private Collection: First Baseman's Mitt
Private Collection: Matchbook, Kentucky Fried Chicken
Private Collection: Matchbook, Tri-City Hardware
Private Collection: Matchbook, Army & Air Force Exchange Service
Private Collection: Matchbook, First Savings and Loan
Private Collection: Matchbook, True Cigarettes
Private Collection: Matchbook, Decker's Hump Hill's Shoat Rings
Private Collection: New/Old Stock, Eagle Nail It Insulated Staples
Private Collection: New/Old Stock, New/Old Stock, Skotch Wood Joiners
Private Collection: Girl's Roller Skates with Case

Private Collection: Receipts, Piggly Wiggly
Private Collection: Receipts, La Salle Super Market
Private Collection: 1970's/1980's Toy Cap Gun
Private Collection: 1960's The "White Christmas" Tree Stand
Private Collection: Key, W. A. Young, Inc.
Private Collection: Ceramic, Black Steam Locomotive Bookends
Private Collection: 1960's to 1980's Toy Cap Gun
Private Collection: Blank Park Zoo Night Eyes '91 Pin
Private Collection: Des Moines YMCA KODA Day Camp Bag
Private Collection: Tomy Mini Arcade Cosmic Clash Game
Private Collection: Growler, Henry McKenna Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Private Collection: Keys, Detex Watchclock Corporation
Private Collection: Watch, Westclox Scepter Shock Resistant Pocket Watch
Private Collection: Lighter, Champ, Austria
Private Collection: Norton Sharpening Stone Box
Private Collection: Private Collection: William J. Burns Detective Agency Business Card
Private Collection: Starrett Micrometer
Private Collection: French Customs Stamp/Label
Private Collection: 20 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 4 cent and 4 1/2 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 10 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 5 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 2 1/2 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 40 cent Postage Stamp
Private Collection: 1/2 cent and 1 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 15 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 6 cent Postage Stamp
Private Collection: 3 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 8 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 9 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: Clark Super 100 Stamps
Private Collection: Drafting Compass
Private Collection: Pickett All Metal Slide Rule
Private Collection: Pin Collection, Sioux City Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Undated
Private Collection: Pin Collection, Sioux City Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 2014
Private Collection: Pin Collection, Sioux City Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 2015
Private Collection: Pin Collection, Sioux City Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 2016
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, Iowa
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, Starved Rock State Park
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, Michigan, Tahquamenon Falls State Park, 2011

Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, South Dakota, Black Elk
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Monument
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, Arkansas, Pea Ridge National Military Park
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, USA
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, South Dakota, Badlands National Park
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, Arkansas, War Eagle Mill
Private Collection, Hiking Staff Medallions, Wyoming, Devil's Tower National Monument
Private Collection: Hiking Staff Medallions, South Dakota, Crazy Horse Memorial
Private Collection: 1980's/1990's McDonalds Employee Handbook
Private Collection: Toy/Trick Handcuffs
Private Collection: Topps 1984 Edition Baseball Sticker Yearbook
Private Collection: Topps 1985 Edition Baseball Sticker Yearbook
Private Collection: Illustrated Wildlife Treasury Card Box
Private Collection: Qwest Artifacts
Private Collection: 1950's to 1960's Stewart Warner Cadet Bicycle Speedometer
Private Collection: 1950's usalite Leakproof Copper Seal Battery
Private Collection: Hiawatha Bicycle Tank and Delta Tank Horn

Private Collection: Schwinn American Advertisement

This is an advertisement out of a magazine such as Boys Life, or even a comic book. It advertised the Schwinn American bicycle. This artifact is in a private collection in NW Iowa.

Other articles about Schwinn American:
History and Culture by Bicycle Part 216: 1960's SCHWINN AMERICAN

Previous articles in the series:
Private Collection: Kodak Partytime Instant Camera
Private Collection: Kiwi Shoe Server Kit
Private Collection: 1930's Listerine Bottle
Private Collection: The New Orpheum 80th Anniversary Commemorative Merlot Bottle
Private Collection: Fat's Inagural Great Beer Ride Across Iowa Bottle
Private Collection: Odell Brewing and Boulevard Brewing Companies Silver Anniversary Bottle
Private Collection: 2012 Model A Day Lager Bottle
Private Collection: c.1961 Motorola Record Player
Private Collection: California Raisin
Private Collection: Bedtime Bert
Private Collection: Idora Beaute Container
Private Collection: Standard Bearings Bottle Top
Private Collection: Vintage J. R. Watkins Menthol Camphor Container
Private Collection: Moosehaven, Florida Anniversary Plate
Private Collection: 1960 Coronado Dog Tax
Private Collection: Barley Dog Tag
Private Collection: Glenwood Safety Patrol Badge
Private Collection: 1964 Journeyman Plumber Coin
Private Collection: 1961 Park Forest Dog License
Private Collection: Langridge Drugs Tiny Bond
Private Collection: 1970's Baby Cloth Diaper Safety Pin
Private Collection: Midge Toy Die Cast Car
Private Collection: Cub Scouts 50th Anniversary Mug
Private Collection: Vintage Monopoly Game Piece
Private Collection: Rengo Obesity Treatment Box Lid
Private Collection: Air Way Auto Compass
Private Collection: Norlund Ice Cleat
Private Collection: 1970's Hy-Vee Sugar Free Root Beer Can
Private Collection: Outers No. 444 Gunslick Gun Cleaning Solvent
Private Collection: Taber's Floex Metal Gasket Cement Bottle
Private Collection: Matchbook, Elliott Lumber and Coal
Private Collection: Matchbook, The Tiki
Private Collection: Matchbook, The Tin Cup Restaurant, El Mirador Cocktail Lounge, and Hotel Francis
Private Collection: Matchbook, Turn Style
Private Collection: Matchbook, Baker Auto Parts
Private Collection: Matchbook, Union Bank
Private Collection: 1930's to 1940's Hamms Beer Can
Private Collection: 1930's to 1940's Stag Beer Can
Private Collection: The Great Muppet Caper Glasses
Private Collection: Smurf Glasses, Smurfette
Private Collection: A&W Dancing Bear Glass
Private Collection: Fly Fishing Reel
Private Collection: 4th Brewing Company Beer Coasters
Private Collection: Twirling Baton
Private Collection: Pipes and Pipe Stand
Private Collection: Depression era Rittenhouse Door Chime
Private Collection: 1960's Ceramic Duck

Private Collection: Vintage Air Pump

Private Collection: Auto Strop Safety Razor
Private Collection: Hemming Reloading Service Ammunition Box
Private Collection: 1984 Chicago Cubs
Private Collection: Late 1950's, Early 1960's Tonka Allied Moving Truck

History and Culture by Bicycle Part 216: 1960's SCHWINN AMERICAN

Previously this blog author had posted about a Schwinn American bicycle. There is new information found about this bicycle. According to this web site: Re Cycle History and serial number, H141665, it was manufactured on 08/17/1961. Which means later this year the bike will be 50 years old.

The interesting thing is the day after this bike was manufactured there was a strike at Schwinn from 08/18/1961 to 08/27/1961 where no bicycles were built. On 08/28/1961 the strike was over and bicycle production resumed.

In the previous 2 blog posts: History and Culture by Bicycle Part 190; History of a Bicycle Part 2: Schwinn American and History and Culture by Bicycle Part 192; History of a Bicycle Part 2: Schwinn American: Update 1 it was reported the progress of the bike at that point. Now there has been further progress made.

First and most importantly the blog author has decided to not keep the chrome pieces painted silver. The rust has been cleaned off of the chrome and even with the pitting still there the bike looks really great. At some point it will be re chromed. The frame looks well used and worn. There are some bare spots on the paint, but it is mostly intact. As with the chrome some day it will be repainted to it's original look.

The blog author and owner of the bike has also had it rebuilt by the local bike shop. It has 2 new white wall tires with new tubes, new spoke, a new chain and new pedals that are as close to the original as possible for modern pedals. The only things missing from the bike is the head light. the blog author is not going to put that back on as he is still working on cleaning and making it operational. The head light may not be original to the bike and may have been added much later. The same may also be true of the basket which is currently installed on the Schwinn.

The blog author has made an inquiry as to which bicycle shop/dealer/retailer purchased the bike from Schwinn in 1961 after it was manufactured. He will post any updates as they become available.

It is now unknown as to whether or not the bike will be donated to the new local museum. That will depend on what history the blog author can track down and how the museum will display it and what type of exhibit it will be a part of.

Here are the most recent photos of the bike. Enjoy:

History and Culture by Bicycle Part 192; History of a Bicycle Part 2: Schwinn American: Update 1

I have cleaned the entire bike of dust, dirt and rust. Right now the 4 chromed pieces are hanging in my garage drying after I painted them with silver metallic color spray paint to protect from further rusting. It will not be an exact match to the original chrome, but will be very close and still look good, especially for what the bike is going to be used for. I am not going to repaint the frame, fenders or other painted pieces of the bike. It needs to look like it has been well used.

The reason the painted surfaces will not be repainted or the chromed pieces will not be re chromed is the bike is going to be donated to the new Sioux City Public Museum as part of a transportation exhibit. I have been in contact with the Curator and she will gladly accept the bike as a donation.

It will be some time before the museum is ready for the bike. So in the mean time I am working on what refurbishing I am doing and will have the bike shop rebuild it with new white wall tires, chain, etc. I might even take it for a spin just to see how it handles before I turn it over to the museum.

I also have to work on researching the history of this particular bike and the history of bicycle transportation in this area and across the nation, past and present.

Here are some more photo's: