Also, there was a west coast factory operation in Asuza, California. For instance, Monark-Silver King, Incorporated several years was located on Homan Avenue in Chicago. This depends on the period of time in reference. it is labeled a silver king but it has a steel frame without the sprung fork. my monark was a birthday present in 1946 and i still ride it today. that would be about 6100 west and 2300 north. Monark factory was just south of the intersection of grand ave and fullerton. Is their anything I could look at to give you information? Is the price important?.it even has a bell.I'm sure an after-market product.BOY is it beautiful!! This one is blue and white.a name plate from the company indicating "Silver King Inc." It has a chrome (excuse the lack of nomenclature knowledge) carrier over the back wheel, a head light on the front fender, etc. I just saw one in terrific original condition!! I'm NOT at all a bike expert but grew up with this vintage bike. Click on "Historical Articles" then click on "Silver King" to read more. It was called "Speed-O-Bike." And finally, yes, we have a fairly extensive collection of original catalogues, items and information on Hiawatha bicycles too. And Lewis designed and engineered a sidewalk bicycle for children the looked like a motorcycle. He also was the father of Lewis Lightweight Racer bicycles (yes, we have original catalogues on them too). We have the super-rare original autobiographical book published by George S. My wife's great uncle was the inventor the silver king bike, his name was George S. Will appreciate talking with anyone about Hiawatha and Monark bikes.
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The generator and front light are there but need refurbishing. The rest is nice enough to maybe polish and just look at it. The seat and rear wheel are in really bad condition and the front wheel is gone. The front end has a double spring knee action.
I believe he bought it at a chain of sporting goods stores in NY named Davega. It had a Green Hornet logo on the tank and the horn made the sound of the Green Hornet's car. The bike was named after the car comic strip character The Green Hornet drove. My father bought me a Monark Black Beauty in 1947 for my birthday. We also have the original catalogues and dealer books for these bicycles. And we have several mint original Monark Super Deluxe bicycles in our collection-including a beautiful 1949 in maroon and a 1950, 19 all in Monark Maroon. We knew many of the people involved in making these bicycles. We even have a large set of the original keys for Silver Kings of the 1930s.
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While we don't know of a specific club for Monark enthusiasts, has the largest archive of original Monark and Silver King literature and factory records. I am also interested in Chome or aluminum framed bikes. Does anyone know of a club for Monark enthusiasts. This Monark however is the smoothest and fastest heavy weight i have ever ridden. I used to race my single speed schwinn heavyweight against bicycles with gears and never got beat. It is absolutly the best riding bike I have ever owned. Instead of the pistol and holster on the Gene Autry, this small bicycle had a rifle and scabbard, and a bag in place of the horse’s head.I have recently purchased a Monark Super Deluxe Bike in the Chicago area. For younger children (ages 3-6) the company offered a ’16-Inch Circle H Western Bike’ with stabiliser wheels. Described in contemporary advertising as ‘Monark Gene Autry’s Western Bike’ it was offered as Boys’ and Girls’ models, with both 24″ and 20″ wheels. Rollfast was in collaboration with Hopalong Cassidy. Silver King was a division of the Monark Battery Co, and this company joined forces with Gene Autry in 1950 to promote a new line of bicycles fitted with a horse’s head and cowboy accessories. A tie-up with a celebrity had obvious advantages, as their endorsement would provide extra advertising possibilities. Boys’ and girls’ bikes both came in 24″, 20″, and 16″ models …for buckaroos and buckarettes of all sizes.Īs production returned to normal after WW2, American companies were on the lookout for novel bicycle designs. Genuine leather holster and red handled pistols were standard equipment. With ‘rodeo brown’ finish, jewelled fenders and chainguard and a pony head on the fork crown, it seemed ready for the silver screen, if not for the rigors of real life on the range. …It was designed with Gene Autry’s personal involvement, the catalog claimed.
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