Huffman Mfg. Co. began building bicycles in October of 1934. The factory produced 8 to 12 units per day, on one shift, from October through December of 1934. This figures to be somewhere between 520-780 bikes produced for all models for 1934. To put this in perspective Schwinn built 86,000 bicycles in 1934. Huffman, like other manufacturers, used various badges on their bikes such as the LaFrance seen here as well as Snell, Dayton, Dixie Flyer, and others. Schwinn had introduced the ‘balloon’ tire bike (26” x 2 1/8”) in 1933 and by 1934 all major manufacturers offered the balloon tire along with the older single tube 28” x 1 1/2” tires in their model line-ups.

The 26” “Camel Back” was designated Model H-6 in the Huffman line-up and was their base model balloon tire bike. This bike has added period accessories such the Delta ‘tea cup’ light and battery can, Delta Rowdy horn, Delta Defender taillight, and functional airplane propeller accessory. This is the only known, complete, 1934 Camel Back known to exist. The bike is left in its original condition to preserve an important piece of bicycle history. Owner: Shawn Sweeney