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MANY SENT US THEIR SERIAL NUMBER LISTS DECADES BEFORE DIY GUESSERS BEGAN THINKING ABOUT THIS SUBJECT IN RECENT YEARS.

WE BEGAN ACQUIRING SERIAL NUMBER LISTS DIRECT FROM THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN CLASSIC BICYCLE MANUFACTURERS STARTING BACK AS EARLY AS THE 1960s.

AND WE DON'T GUESS AT INFORMATION ABOUT OLD BICYCLES.

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NBHAA IS THE ONLY BICYCLE HISTORY ARCHIVE OF ITS TYPE.

NBHAA'S ARCHIVAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED OVER THE LAST SIXTY YEARS AND CANNOT BE MATCHED ANYWHERE.

WE EVEN HAVE THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING LIST FROM THE BOMARD COMPANY FOR BOWDEN SPACELINER BICYCLES.

WE ACQUIRED FACTORY SERIAL NUMBER AND MODEL NUMBER INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM MANY DEFUNCT BICYCLE COMPANIES SUCH AS MURRAY AND MONARK-SILVER KING WHILE THEY WERE STILL IN BUSINESS. WE BEGAN COLLECTING SERIAL NUMBER INFORMATION IN THE 1950s AND WE HAVE OUR OWN PROPRIETARY CHARTS THAT DOCUMENT EACH MODEL AND SERIAL ERA FOR MANY BICYCLES.

WE HAVE THE LARGEST ASSEMBLAGE OF SERIAL NUMBER AND MODEL NUMBER INFORMATION IN THE WORLD ON CLASSIC-ERA AMERICAN BRANDS OF BICYCLES.

OUR VINTAGE BICYCLE FILMS HAVE BEEN SHOWN NATIONWIDE FROM COAST TO COAST AT TRADE SHOWS, THEATERS AND BICYCLE EVENTS LIKE OUR вЂњBALLONATICвЂќ MEETS OF THE 1980s AND 1990s. WE FIRST CONCEIVED OF THE CONCEPT OF BICYCLE FILM FESTIVALS IN THE LATE 1970s AND FOUNDED THE BERKELEY BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL IN THE 1980s. WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL FILMS OF THE 1940s 'BOWDEN ALUMINUM CLASSIC' (PREDECESSOR TO THE 1960 FIBERGLASS SPACELANDER) SHOW INTRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL, RIDING SCENES, CLOSE-UP DETAILS OF THE BICYCLE AND CONTROLS AND PRESENTATION AT THE 1940s BRITISH DEBUT. BROWN AND THE 1939 GM BICYCLE SAFETY FILM, 'ON TWO WHEELS'.

WE ALSO HAVE THE WORLD'S ONLY VINTAGE CLASSSIC BICYCLE FILM ARCHIVE (as in REAL 16mm FILM) CONTAINING OVER 600 ORIGINAL VINTAGE BICYCLE OR BICYCLE THEME FILMS INCLUDING SUCH CLASSICS AS THE 1934 FEATURE COMEDY, 'SIX-DAY BIKE RIDER' STARRING JOE.

AND EVEN VERY OBSCURE MODELS LIKE BSA WINGWHEEL OR POW-WOW. FROM SMITH MOTORWHEEL, CYCLEMOTOR, EVANS POWERCYCLE TO WHIZZER (WE HAVE PAPER ACHIVES FOR WHIZZER INCLUDING ORIGINAL BLUEPRINTS, EVERY AD, OWNER'S MANUALS, WORKSHOP MANUALS, BULLETINS, RARE PHOTOS, THE LAST 15 YEARS OF FACTORY CORRESPONDENCE WITH DEALERS AND CUSTOMERS and MORE!), MARMAN, MONARK SUPER-TWIN, TRAVIS.

WE ALSO HAVE A VERY EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF BICYCLE MOTOR KITS AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES LITERATURE.

LIKEWISE FOR COLSON, SHELBY, IVER JOHNSON, HAWTHORNE, ROLLFAST, MURRAY AND FOR OTHER BRANDS- EVEN ODD ONES LIKE INGO-BIKE, BOWDEN, SHERRELL OR GLIDEACYCLE.

LIKEWISE FOR MONARK-SILVER KING COMPANY.

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PLUS COOL ITEMS LIKE TRADE MAGAZINES, BICYCLE OWNER'S MANUALS, FACTORY LETTERS, DEALERBOOKS AND PARTS BOOKS.LIKEWISE FOR MOST AMERICAN BICYCLE BRANDS AND COMPANIES, FOR INSTANCE ON ELGIN AND J.C.HIGGINS WE HAVE CATALOGUE INFORMATION FOR ALMOST EVERY YEAR.

INTERESTED IN COLUMBIA/POPE? WE HAVE ALMOST EVERY CATALOGUE FROM BEGINNING (1877) TO END.

WE HAVE THE PAPER ARCHIVES OF MANY BICYCLE BRANDS AND COMPANIES, INCLUDING ELGIN/J.C.?WE HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF LEAGUE OF AMERICAN WHEELMAN (L.A.W) PUBLICATIONS BEGINNING IN THE 1800s (starting with Volume 1, #1). NBHAA HAS OVER 80,000 ORIGINAL BICYCLE CATALOGUES, BOOKS, PHOTOS, BLUEPRINTS, POSTERS, TRADE PUBLICATIONS STARTING IN THE 1860s AND REACHING TO THE 1970s.WHO (AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS) HELPED ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL.AND MADE THOMAS EDISON'S LIGHT BULB COMMERCIALLY POSSIBLE. THIS WEB SITE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MY GREAT-GREAT GRANDUNCLE, LEWIS HOWARD LATIMER (1848-1928). THEN SIT BACK, TINKLE THE CUBES IN A NICE GLASS AND ENJOY VIEWING AND READING ALL THINGS NBHAA STYLE. OR TRY ANY STANLEY JORDAN, WARREN HILL OR MAYNARD FERGUSON RECORDING. PLEASE NOTE: THIS WEB SITE IS BEST VIEWED WHILE LISTENING TO THE ORIGINAL 1959 (RELEASE) VERSION OF MILES DAVIS PLAYING 'BLUE IN GREEN'.IF YOU DON'T HAVE MILES HANDY, WE ALSO SUGGEST BILL EVANS' EARLY VERSION OF 'BLUE IN GREEN'(both are available on iTunes). EMAIL US AT HOWEVER, BEFORE REQUESTING IDENTIFICATION OF YOUR BICYCLE BE SURE TO READ THE NBHAA FAQS SECTION (CLICK ON 'FAQS' ABOVE).ДЎ.) CLICK ON THE ITEMS LISTED ABOVE (Email, Gallery, Articles, FAQs, etc.) TO GO THERE!Дў.) SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF ANY PAGE AND CLICK TO GO TO ANOTHER PAGE OR RETURN TO THE HOME PAGE.ДЈ.) OR.SCROLL DOWN RIGHT HERE ON THIS PAGE TO FIND SO MUCH MORE TO SEE AND CLICK!