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The Brantford Ideal

By Sam Curry

205 Ross Road, Sedona, Arizona 86336

The 6 HP "Brantford Ideal" shown above in a photograph by Tom Johnson was manufactured by Goold, Shapley & Muir, and is owned by Sam Curry, 205 Ross Road, Sedona, Arizona 86336.

If you are expecting another tall tale, such as "found in a neighbor's barn loft, under a hay pile, while helping his wife look for turkey eggs," read no further. My engines have all come the hard way. Sometimes swapping with older collectors who may be ready to trade a larger unrestored engine for a nicely restored smaller one; something easier to take to shows.

E. L. Goold was first involved in sales of large front-wheeled bicycles in the 1870s. He later went into bicycle manufacturing, sold out to Canada Cycle Company, and in 1892 established the Goold Shapley & Muir Company, in Brantford, Canada. Among...

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