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Union Forge Crank

Post by ThreePedalTapDancer » Sun Mar 08, 2026 11:42 am

Interesting early Union Forge counter weighted crank on eBay. You can tell because of the “patent applied for” and the forge stamp of a “U” in a circle
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/298078554351?_ ... R7rB_eCZZw
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Re: Union Forge Crank

Post by ModelTWoods » Sun Mar 08, 2026 12:21 pm

Glad you identified it. I was thinking it looked like a SureMike.
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Re: Union Forge Crank

Post by Pep C Strebeck » Sun Mar 08, 2026 12:34 pm

Was at the Cipriano Estate auction last week, did not bring too much. The tag that is on it was/is from a local shop, Magnafluxed, good/OK and listed as Standard on the mains.
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Re: Union Forge Crank

Post by big2bird » Mon Mar 09, 2026 8:54 am

I looked at the ad pictures. It looks like two different cranks.
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Re: Union Forge Crank

Post by Pep C Strebeck » Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:03 am

big2bird wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 09, 2026 8:54 am
 I looked at the ad pictures. It looks like two different cranks.
That last photo in the listing is a different crankshaft, being sold in one of the sellers other auctions (common mistake). The other crankshaft is also from the auction, a "no-sale" in the first auction in November and sold in the latest auction.
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Re: Union Forge Crank

Post by Mark Gregush » Mon Mar 09, 2026 1:41 pm

Didn't even notice the tag when I first saw it and was going to send a note about getting it checked thinking it was a Surmike.
I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas! :shock:

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