Wide ANTIQUE Early 1900s "DUCKWORTH - USA" Heavy Duty MOTORCYCLE CHAIN

Description

WIDE ANTIQUE CIRCA
Early 1900s "DUCKWORTH - USA" Heavy Duty MOTORCYCLE CHAIN -
54
INCHES LONG
This DUCKWORTH motorcycle chain is early and is 54" long.   Made of steel.  Stamped "DUCKWORTH -  USA"
Chains like these with the Duckworth logo were used on vintage motorcycles. There was a Baldwin-Duckworth Chain Belt Company for machinery gear drives. The motorcycle chains were made at 381 Plainfield St,, Springfield, Mass.
Baldwin-Duckworth was a division of Chain Belt Co., Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The company manufactured standard hub sprockets for single, double and triple roller chain; non-corrosive and heat resistant chains; roller chain, flexible couplings; motorcycle chains and repair parts; single chain conveyor ; oil field chains ; drive chains and sprockets for motor trucks. There was a Baldwin-Duckworth Chain Belt Company for machinery gear drives.
Chain Belt Company originated in the late-nineteenth century as a manufacturer of chain links designed to replace leather belts in driving large agricultural implements. Throughout the twentieth century, it diversified, improving the inner workings of machinery in a wide array of industries. The company’s success was largely attributed to the fact that its innovations were applied to the “conveying” of materials, a process that was essential in both heavy and light industries.
Like many other early industries that sprang up in the Menomonee Valley, this fledgling company was nurtured by another major Milwaukee manufacturer, Pawling & Harnischfeger (P&H). Christopher Levalley started Chain Belt on September 9, 1891, renting workspace at the original P&H shop with his partners, F.W. Sivyer and W.A. Draves. As business grew, they opened a new factory near the 16th Street viaduct, and in 1919 moved further west, buying a twenty-three acre tract in West Milwaukee.
Motorcycle chain with pins made of both BRASS & STEEL - which is unusual and very early.
Scratches, minor scattered surface wear throughout
consistent with age and use but overall displays
nicely.   Please see all photos as they are part
of the description.
VERY RARE EARLY MOTORCYCLE CHAIN.
What you see is what is being sold.  Chain
is being sold "AS-IS."
GOOD LUCK!!!
ASK ALL QUESTIONS.
FOR THE HIGHLY KNOWLEDGABLE
MOTORCYCLE COLLECTOR
WITH GREAT INSIGHT INTO MOTORCYCLE
HISTORY OR WHO MAY HAVE AN EARLY AMERICAN MADE MOTORCYCLE WHO
NEEDS EARLY HARD TO FIND "DUCKWORTH - USA" MOTORCYCLE CHAIN FOR. TO PROPERLY COMPLETE A RESTORATION.
LOOK FOR OUR OTHER EARLY PRE-1915 AUTOMOBILE / MOTORCYCLE PARTS ETC. CONCURRENTLY ON OFFER UP ON EBAY -
ALL FROM A COLLECTION COMING OUT OF INDIANA!
AS SHOWN ABOVE -
SOLD "AS-IS" - NO RETURNS.
PRIORITY POST SHIPPING is .00 in the U.S. and includes DELIVERY CONF. &
INSURANCE.
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Includes 15%
EBAY SELLER'S SHIPPING SURCHARGE.
WE DO NOT SHIP BY UPS as they rip open boxes insured at 0 or more seeking to deny shipments containing antiques. ALL SHIPMENTS NORMALLY MADE THROUGH USPS - BUT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEND BY FEDERAL EXPRESS GROUND INSURED.  OVERSEAS SALES IS .00 for REGISTERED or minimally insured AIRPOST for safe signatured delivery and
easy Customs clearance.
GA STATE residents or out of state when out of state 'kicks in under Federal law' must pay
8% STATE SALES TAX.
GOOD LUCK!  WE COMBINE SHIPPING!