convert-o Anthony Brothers tricycle

<p>Here you go from Lovejoy&#39;s dusty files: BTW they sell for about $150.00 at auction.</p><font face="Arial" size="2">&quot;In 1949 Tony Anthony began selling his invention, the Convert-O Bike, under Anthony Brother&#39;s Refrigeration Co.   Anthony worked as a engineer for Northrop, and used his knowledge of aluminum to fabricate the cast aluminum tricycles.</font><p> <font face="Arial" size="2">Twenty years ago, Brother developed the LO-Boy Trike for a child suffering from spina bifida.  The unique desing utilized a hub with bearings, which allowed easier pedaling for handicapped children.  Anthony Brother continues to produce high quality aluminum tricycles and bigwheel type ride-ons, including a hand-propelled version. </font></p> <p align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">Convert-O Bike Factoid</font></strong></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">All Convert-O Bike tricycles from 1984 forward are stamped, so that date of manufacturing can be pinpointed rather accurately. These stamps appear on the back of the fork or on the step plate.   Also, in the late 1970&#39;s, these tricycles underwent a couple of changes.  First of all, the crank design changed.  Prior to the late 70&#39;s, the cranks were more rounded and only 1/4 of an inch in thickness.  After the change, the cranks were flattened and increased to 1/2 inch in thickness.  Prior to this change the step plate was also designed different, having a bump and a reflector that does not appear on newer models.</font></p> <p align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">Anthony Brother did not use the letters Q and Z</font></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left"> <font face="Arial" size="2">January - June 1984........................1/4&quot;  A</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left"> <font face="Arial" size="2">July - December 1984.....................1/4&quot;  B</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Every six months the letter increases by one until &#39;Y&#39;</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Then letters start over in 1/8&quot; size</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left"> <font face="Arial" size="2">January - June 1996........................1/8&quot;  A</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left"> <font face="Arial" size="2">July - December 1996.....................1/8&quot;  A</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left"> <font face="Arial" size="2">January - June..................................1/8&quot;  R&quot;</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left"> Lovejoy</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</p>