Q: I found an old tricycle in my shed. It looks to be from the 60′s. It is red with white stripes. It has a rear double step with the words Hitch Hiker on it. The step above that one says ball bearing. I can not find anything thing else on the entire bike. I cleaned it up as much as possible. It rides great. I want my 1 year old daughter to ride it so it needs a seat and handle bar grips. If you could give m e some kind of clue I would like to order these parts and maybe others from you if I knew where to even begin??
A: You’re right, you have a 1960′s Midwest Industries tricycle. We have a small selections of handlebar grips here, but we don’t currently have any replacement saddles in stock.
Q: I have a an old Murray tricycle that was my father-in-laws when he was little. He just turned 60 years old so i am assuming it is older than 50 years. I was hoping that someone could possibly tell me what year it was made and where i could get parts for it? I would also like to know if there is a picture of one in its original form so i can compare it when i am refinishing it?
A: Your tricycle is circa early 1950′s, exact year unknown. Murray would have made tricycles similar to this for several years. Probably the easiest thing to do when refinishing it would be to use the same color paint. You could probably find the exact tricycle in a Murray catalog from that time period.
Q: Do you have parts for.”hopalong cassidy”rollfast /deluxe roller skates?
A: No.
Q: Can u please tell me what year is my tricycle? Sent from Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
A: Your Mercury chain driven tricycle is from circa 1940.
Q: Hello, Can you help me put year on a tricycle ? The “head badge” says Midwest industries, Willard, Ohio. It also has racing flags,and is made of paper. The tricycle has no handlebars, thought about parting it out on ebay. I just don’t know what year. I truly would appreciate any help. Thanks so much , D.
A: Best guess would be from the 1950′s or 1960′s. Even with pictures it would be hard to determine the exact year unless you could match its color scheme to a specific catalog model in a specific year…which would require owning virtually every Midwest catalog. You can send photos for a better idea of its age.
Q: I thought I had a photo to send you, but I see I must have deleted it. I had a “tricycle” when I was 2 years old – in 1949. It had 3 wheels, and a flat wooden seat that extended quite far – in fact right to the handlebars. Are you familiar with this? Is it a tricycle??? Pat M.
A: There were many different models of tricycles made by many different brand for decades like the one you describe. Many of them are very similar and can be hard to distinguish, especially if all the markings (which are often times on the seat) have worn off. Tricycles of this style were made from the beginning of the 1900′s (or possibly before) and this style continues to be made today by some manufacturers.
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