The first bicycle bearing a Crescent head badge to my knowledge was made by Western Wheel Works in Chicago. Western Wheel Works competed with the likes of Columbia and Victor by offering bicycles at more affordable prices (stamping instead of forging some of their components). Their output was enormous (50,000 bicycles were made in 1894 alone). In 1896 August and Eli imported 6,000 Crescent bicycles to Sweden, and by 1907-1908 AB Amerikansk Cycleimport had acquired rights to the name and began production of Crescent bicycles in their own factory in Sweden.
With a name like Dahlquist, you can see why I am attracted to the brand. Here is my 1947 Crescent roadster: a completely original bike, it still has its untouched tool kit, tucked handily in its own slide-out tray beneath the rear carrier.
With a name like Dahlquist, you can see why I am attracted to the brand. Here is my 1947 Crescent roadster: a completely original bike, it still has its untouched tool kit, tucked handily in its own slide-out tray beneath the rear carrier.
1947 Crescent Roadster ©Daniel Dahlquist