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Hartford and Westfield made bikes were sold under
thousands of different names over the years. Columbia was the "flagship" name and eventually would
become the name of the company. There was usually a secondary name for the cheaper line. "Hartford"
and "Vedette" were used for that purpose in the early years. The "Westfield"
name was used for the same purpose after 1900.
There could be only one "Columbia" dealer per area or town. If another store in that area wanted to sell them they may have gotten the Westfield brand. By the 30's many of the names from the American Bicycle Company were being reserected like Tribune, Pope, Waverly, Seminole and Rambler. Stores could get their own brand put on a head badge if they wanted. Here is a few of the badges I have collected.
Below are a few badges not from Columbia.
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