Vintage LARGE Harley Davidson Number 1 Jacket Patch. THIS ONE IS OLD AND BIG!

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Vintage LARGE Harley Davidson Number 1 Jacket Patch. THIS ONE IS OLD AND BIG! Measures 9 ½ inches tall and well used. This is a vintage patch and does have some stains and wear (mainly on backside) This is a well made item and would look great on that harley jacket. OUT of my field so see photos and ask questions. This wonderful item was just discovered in a old warehouse where everything has been for at least 30 years. Make no mistake, this is sold as found all the dirt, dust and spider webs still intact. Dont get it and then say "I cant believe he didn't clean anything" I am leaving all the cleaning to the new owner. This is a beautiful item and I dont want to damage it by not cleaning it properly. If you collect vintage, old antique signs, clocks unusual stuff then this is for you. See my other auctions for more stuff from this old warehouse listed right now. See photos and ask questions as what you see is the exact item you will receive. $7.00 POSTAGE INCLUDES CAREFUL FULLY INSURED SHIPPING IN THE USA. PLEASE READ The Photos are a big part of describing the condition. If I call it one way and you see it another I may have made a mistake and what you see is correct. See all Photos and ask questions. You get the exact item shown in the photos. If you need more photos just ask. Always know exactly what you are bidding on. Not Cleaned or polished at all by me. Sold just as found. Stated postage is for the continental United States Only. Foreign postage will be more and calculated at the end of the auction. ] History Beginning In 1901, William S. Harley, age 22, drew up plans for a small engine with a displacement of 7.07 cubic inches (116 cc) and four-inch (102 mm) flywheels. The engine was designed for use in a regular pedal-bicycle frame. Over the next two years, Harley and his childhood friend Arthur Davidson worked on their motor-bicycle using the northside Milwaukee machine shop at the home of their friend, Henry Melk. It was finished in 1903 with the help of Arthur's brother, Walter Davidson. Upon testing their power-cycle, Harley and the Davidson brothers found it unable to climb the hills around Milwaukee without pedal assistance. They quickly wrote off their first motor-bicycle as a valuable learning experiment. Work immediately began on a new and improved second-generation machine. This first "real" Harley-Davidson motorcycle had a bigger engine of 24.74 cubic inches (405 cc) with 9.75 inches (25 cm) flywheels weighing 28 lb (13 kg). The machine's advanced loop-frame pattern was similar to the 1903 Milwaukee Merkel motorcycle (designed by Joseph Merkel, later of Flying Merkel fame). The bigger engine and loop-frame design took it out of the motorized-bicycle category and would help define what a modern motorcycle should contain in the years to come. The boys also received help with their bigger engine from outboard motor pioneer Ole Evinrude, who was then building gas engines of his own design for automotive use on Milwaukee's Lake Street. The prototype of the new loop-frame Harley-Davidson was assembled in a 10 × 15 ft (3.0 × 4.6 m) shed in the Davidson family backyard. Most of the major parts, however, were made elsewhere, including some probably fabricated at the West Milwaukee railshops where oldest brother William A. Davidson was then toolroom foreman. This prototype machine was functional by September 8, 1904, when it competed in a Milwaukee motorcycle race held at State Fair Park. It was ridden by Edward Hildebrand and placed fourth. This is the first documented appearance of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the historical record. In January 1905, small advertisements were placed in the "Automobile and Cycle Trade Journal" that offered bare Harley-Davidson engines to the do-it-yourself trade. By April, complete motorcycles were in production on a very limited basis. That year, the first Harley-Davidson dealer, Carl H. Lang of Chicago, sold three bikes from the dozen or so built in the David... read more

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