1916 Emblem Big Twin, new find

[jellywrestler]

hi folks
recently discovered in a household clean out and short of all tinware. Of course it would be great to find the missing bits magically in someones loft but right now i'd love to touch base with anyone who has a similar machine so i can get some photographs etc.
I suspect guards were off the shelf items and commone to tohers, the brochure i have shows they're very similar to 18/19 henderson and all the ACE fours, with the exception of bracketry.....
Alll help appreciated.
Thanks
Graeme
New Zealand

[Tom Lovejoy]

Awesome Graeme, I really like those Emblems - good luck!

[jellywrestler]

still no joy in finding other owners as yet, someone must know someone i can track one through please

[aka HAWG]

ran across this while researching old info from my computer

emblem ad.jpg

aka HAWG

[jellywrestler]

ran across this while researching old info from my computer

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aka HAWG

Thanks HAWG for that. Here's the conundrum I have. Here's a 1916 brochure for the emblem. Prior to this they had the American Stamping Company guards on them, pretty well generic to most other bikes built in the area at the time. Now these guards are considerably differnt, very much like 1918-19 henderson and all the ACE fours, BUT did they ever go into production like this?
I'd like to find early piccies or a bike of the time to confirm whether the brochure is actually what they were like.

[aka HAWG]

this ones a little earlier

emblem.jpg

not sure of years

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aka hawg

[aka HAWG]

1911 ad's

1911 emblem 3.jpg1911 emblem 2.jpg1911 emblem 1.jpg

aka HAWG

[Robert Luland]

That's one weird picture with those two guys on the side saddles. I wonder if the third guy sat in the middle and it was a threesome? Hell, they can all get married now. according to CNN, it's a beautiful thing! Bob L

[jellywrestler]

That's one weird picture with those two guys on the side saddles. I wonder if the third guy sat in the middle and it was a threesome? Hell, they can all get married now. according to CNN, it's a beautiful thing! Bob L

here's more

[Robert Luland]

That photo states there was offspring! By the age of the bike? A heterosexual family unit! Bob L

[jellywrestler]

nearly 500 looks and no-one is yet to point me out to an Emblem owner...
My first interest is to get photos which will take a bit of time and effort, any parts patterns measurements would be cool so is there someone out there ho wants to share their love of this marque? Surely we're all birds of a feather and have had help from others over time too.
thanks
Graeme

[aka HAWG]

frank westfall from up-state new york - his is on the cover of the amca mag a few issues ago

aka HAWG

[aka HAWG]

thats franks emblem you posted

here's more

[jellywrestler]

frank westfall from up-state new york - his is on the cover of the amca mag a few issues ago

aka HAWG

cool, have that name already, it pops up in a few places and have got a message through to him and am awaiting a reply, thanks Hawg

[crescent]

Hello everyone - I am late to the party, having just acquired an Emblem myself. jellywrestler - Did Frank Westfall ever respond to you? Here is a Picture of my machine.DSCI0009.jpg