[andybee]

A little bit out of current discussion but in sweden you still have got a lot of really nice and quite reasonably-priced ancient bikes :

http://www.blocket.se/helsingborg/Antika...m?ca=3&w=3
http://www.blocket.se/uppsala/Cyklar_cyk...m?ca=3&w=3

Im also surprised to see this rather cheap bikes, though in poor condition. Few of this age is seen on advertisment nowadays.
Was this "Bernh.Berg & Co" some small-time manufacturer or a bigger company ? Check this link, translate it via google, as you can see it was a quite old and rather large brand.

http://www.cykelhistoriska.se/framcyklar.htm

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Have seen labels MARATON Hälsingborg in Estonia.
http://i44.tinypic.com/312737q.jpg

I have remains of this bicycle - frame with label, saddle, remains of wheels etc... Probably 1929 or 1930.

Very interesting badge, Valdo! I find no record of it despite looking in to books and on internet. Maraton was all well-knowned brand situated in Malmö, not Helsingborg. Since it does not look at all like maraton from malmö, and dont have a maker stamped on it, i guess that it was maybe a export brand, where somebody maybe took advantage of the good name of maraton. I will check this with badge collectors that i meet this weekend.