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This is one of my first finds a couple years ago. Its a prewar Hawthorne tank bike, and it received a new paint job in its recent years prior to my aquisition. New Departure hub, skip tooth, horn in working order. But the most interesting aspect is the tag on the carrier rack. It has been riveted on and it says "7147 Bicycle Police Department, Ferndale Michigan"
I had made calls to try to find out if this could have been part of the police department in sometimes past. I called Ferndale PD and asked around. I was told that it could very well had been associated with the department in the 40s, or 50s.
Does anyone know anything concrete on this??
I had made calls to try to find out if this could have been part of the police department in sometimes past. I called Ferndale PD and asked around. I was told that it could very well had been associated with the department in the 40s, or 50s.
Does anyone know anything concrete on this??