reseaching home town motorcycle history:

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  • john fretschl
    Member
    • Aug 2006
    • 73

    #1

    reseaching home town motorcycle history:

    Hi guys, have be going thru micro film at our library of our local paper . I'm back to 1909 and have one local dealer advertising. As most you you know most dealer started out as bicycle dealers, and selling anything else to make a buck. Anyways at the top of his ad, and this is how it's printed it reads[ Agency for "M.M." Motorcycle ]. I've looked thru my motorcycle books and haven't found any company that is abbreviated that way. Any one know what motorcycle company that would of been?
  • exeric
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2005
    • 5967

    #2
    That's Marsh-Metz from Brockton, Mass. Great motorcycle and beautifully finished.
    Eric Smith
    AMCA #886

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    • john fretschl
      Member
      • Aug 2006
      • 73

      #3
      I see it now. I looked under Marsh and see that they were branded "M-M" . Thanks. This has been interesting . I'm enjoying finding out were this part of our local motorcycle history has grown out of.

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      • johnnyfire
        senior member
        • Dec 2005
        • 100

        #4
        I have a framed newspaper from 1909.Headline says" NY to Frisco on a motorcycle"or "After the 10,000 Prize"Has a large really cool illustration .Also a ad saying 5 M.M.motorcycles to be given away to Happy Days readers.Its for sale by the way.

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        • Blupacer
          Member
          • Aug 2007
          • 88

          #5
          Just found two photo post cards with three riders and motorcycles on a dirt road. Looks like early teens. Picture not close enough for good details but from fork and rounded gas tank I think they are M&M. Would post pictures but when I scan it never works

          Steve
          Steve Cornish AMCA 6971
          TO MANY CLEVER PEOPLE NOT ENOUGH WISDOM

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          • DDA1941
            New Member
            • Jun 2011
            • 13

            #6
            12/17/2013

            I would like to know if you noticed any mc race meets in Oshkosh, WI from 1938-53, or any other in WI. I have a listing of the dates these events were slated to occur. If possible I would like to get copies of the results of same. I can supply the dates.

            I am, Richard Lee Lyons
            Motorcycle Period Info. Spec., Author, Restorer

            cda1941@aol.com
            727-784-8517
            AMCA #2684

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