The Nice Stuff - Very Special Indian Parts

All Five Indian Quart OIL Cans as a set, 1938-late 1950's - $2000 Left can empty, the other four cans are factory full.

INDIAN OIL CAN - 1948-1951 - Full $500Seen in Accessory Bulletin advertisement, April 1949. Other ads 1948-1951. A full, refinery filled oil can. A nice one. This is the classic, post-war, Indian oil can.

INDIAN OIL CAN 1948-1951 Full $300 Seen in Accessory Bulletin advertisement, April, 1949. Other ads 1948-1951. A full, refinery filled oil can. Some dents on back of can and one in the front. This is the classic, post-war, Indian oil can.

INDIAN PREMIUM OIL CAN 1953 Full $300 Seen in a "POW-WOW" advertisement, July, 1953. A full, refinery filled oil can. Some rust at top and bottom rings.

INDIAN RED and WHITE OIL CAN Later 1950'S Full $100 Later 1950's. A full, refinery filled oil can. Missing paint.

INDIAN FORK FLUID, 16 oz., empty - $200 Late 1940's. Presents well but has a few dents. This one is rare. 6"x3 5/8"x1 3/4".

INDIAN POLISH AND PRESERVER, 8 oz., not full, $100 Another rare one. No dents but has corrosion. Standard size: 4 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/2".

INDIAN COLOR-BRIGHT, 8 oz., full, $200A rare one. No dents.Standard size: 4 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/2".

INDIAN PENTRATING OIL, 8 oz., full, $150Presents nicely. No dents.Standard size: 4 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/2".

INDIAN TOP-LUBE, 8 oz., full, $150Presents OK. One dent.Standard size: 4 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/2".

INDIAN TRANSMISSION OIL, 16 oz., full, $200Presents nicely. No dents.Size: 5 1/4" x 3"

INDIAN TWO CYCLE OIL, 8 oz., full, $200Presents nicely. No dents.Size: 3 1/2" x 2 5/8""

TOMAHAWK 1948 DEALER CONVENTION, Original - Tomahawk - $1000, one only. My favorite piece.From a 1948 Indian Dealer Convention, in Washington, DC, bottom left photo. Herb Reiber was the Indian dealer, there. The St. Louis Dealer Convention, bottom right photo.I got this from Mort Wood in a literature trade in the 90's. My favorite Indian collectable.Autographs include Herb Reiber, Stu Dayhoff - Baltimore, Walt Durham - racer in late 40's, Clem Murdoch - PA racer, Mil Dayhoff is Stu's mom, Ralph Rogers Indian president, Ted Edwards - racer and Atlanta dealer, Ed Kauffman Indian VP. Plus, more, all in pencil.

Smaller Red Sweater:Lying flat, it measures 23" across the chest. From the neck, overall length is 25".Larger Red Sweater:Lying flat, it measures 24 1/2" across the chest. From the neck, overall length is 25".

INDIAN RACING SWEATER, reproduction - 162027 - $100, two onlyFrom the 1948 and 1951 Indian Accessory Catalogs. Originals were 100% wool, these are an acrylic/cotton blend.One of a very limited production. PA, a NYC garment industry executive, Indian collector and a great guy, had his collection reproduced in the 90's.The label shows the size as "XL", it is too small for me, so it probably is a Large. White felt Indian script stitched across the front.

"T" Shirt: Lying flat, it measures 25 1/2" across the chest. From the neck, overall length is 29 1/2".

INDIAN Knitted "T" SHIRT, Original - 162140-TS - $100, one only.From the 1953 Indian Accessory Catalog. Introduced in 1952 as a "famous gray heather yarn shirt". Cotton. Size "XL" which actually looks like a XL to me.The Indian design on the breast can be seen as far back as in the 1940 Accessory catalog and later T-shirts.Champion Brand Sportswear has been around a long time. Champion introduced the "Hoodie" in the 1930's.

ROADMASTER PIN, red, Original - 161017A - $35.1" pin with red enamel finish.

ROADMASTER TIE CLIP, blue, Original - 161004 - $65, one each only.1" pin with blue finish.

CHAIN TIE CLIP with INDIAN HEAD DANGLE, Original - 101471 - $50, one only.Attached to original card. Same Indian Head design, smaller, as on the Wing Pin.

MOHAWK TRAIL TIE CLIP , Original - Mohawk Trail - $25, one each only.Same Indian Head design, smaller, as on the Wing Pin. I'm sure these were made by ROBBINS in Attleboro, Mass. Robbins supplied almost all of Indians smaller decorative items. Shift Knob 183001 is most famous.

FORK SHIELD with New Old Stock original emblems. $200524015 NOS Aztec Emblem160007 NOS ROADMASTER Emblem781015 Starklite 1952-53 Fork ShieldI've had all of these parts for decades.

INDIAN "RANCHO" BELT and BUCKLE, New Old Stock, Original - 161013 - $200, one only.1948 Accessory Catalog page 9. Size 32. 1" leather belt with western style nickel-silver buckle set.I reproduced the buckle set in sterling silver.

INDIAN EMBLEMS, Original - pre-war Patch and 161006 - $100, for both patches.Pre-war Patch 8" long. Seen in period literature. 161006 Indian Wing Design, 7" long. 1948 Access Catalog page 19.

REFLECTO NAME PLATE, Original - 161023 - $100, one each only.Fragile. Paint/reflective media is flaking. Plastic bag. I used this as a pattern for my reproductions. Aluminum with plain back.The Indian script in advertisements was different from the finished part. I copied both. These are rare.