High Wheel
High Wheel, a.ka. High Wheeler, Penny Farthing Highwheel Bicycle.
Featured lots
Gormully & Jefferey High Wheel Safety Bicycle
LOT 39.
C. 1880's Gormully & Jefferey high wheel safety (ordinary) bicycle. Restored by Tom Greene. Scarce example. 47" wheel. Nice restored condition. Provenance: James Carpenter Collection Part II.
Estimate: $12,000-15,000
Sold Price: $11,700
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Gormully & Jeffery, High Wheel, Jim Carpenter Collection, Safety, Tom Green Restoration
C. 1890's Krypto High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 18.
C. 1890's Krypto (London) high wheel bicycle (ordinary). Retains front transfer label. Retains brakes, saddle, pedals. 36" front wheel. Good original condition. Provenance: James Carpenter Collection Part II.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $11,700
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Elliot Hickory, High Wheel, Krypto
St. Jude - 1882 52" Columbia Expert High Wheel
LOT 15sj.
The following lot has been donated by Bob Jameson to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital. 1882, 52" Columbia Expert highwheel bicycle, serial NO.1798. Features: c. 1880's Columbia Evening Star Hub Lamp (Bob. J. reproduction), c. 1880's Hill & Tolman Cycle Alarm (Bob J. - Dan Gaier repro), c. 1880's Walker watch holder (Karl Edwards repro). with Waltham watch (runs but needs cleaning). 18" rear wheel, orig. ball bearing hub/rim, Buchannan S. S. double butted swaged spokes (They have been trouble free for 22 yrs), front and rear tiring from Dave Metz (Metz Museum, Freehold, NJ)- still ok (front has "gapped" and been filled). Grips by the late Art Hart, handle bars by Chuck Heslie, Troy. Striping by Tom Willis, Ohio. Lowell Kennedy plain bearing pedals, dust shield is accurate repro by Mike Poladna, Wis., saddle is leather of horse hair on orig. pan, saddle leaf spring is by Gary Hill, Ohio. Bike purchased in 1997 at auction in Troy, Ohio. Completely restored by Bob J. 1989. To preserve the patina, the bike is being offered in "as is" condition. It has been and still is a good and dependable rider. The stand and provenance included.
Estimate: $5,000-8,000
Sold Price: $10,283
Auction: 20th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2011
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Columbia, Expert, High Wheel
C. 1886 Pony Star Serial Number One
LOT 27.
1886 Pony Star. Serial number one. Rare green paint. 42". Good condition. "Pony" star high wheel safety, patented by George Pressey of Hammonton NJ, produced by H.B. Smith Machine Co. Smithville NJ.. Ed Berry Collection. Comes with custom stand. Believed to have been painted green and sold by WW Stahl. Believed to be the rarest Star known.
Estimate: $7,000-8,000
Sold Price: $10,200
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Ed Berry Collection, High Wheel, Pony Star
C. 1880's Pony Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 98.
C. 1880's Pony Star High Wheel bicycle. Mfg. by H. B. Smith Co., Smithville NJ.. Barn find condition.
Estimate: $2,000-3,000
Sold Price: $10,200
Auction: 30th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 15, 2022
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Pony Star
1876 Ariel High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 25.
1876 Ariel high wheel bicycle. 54", good restored condition. Comes with custom stand. Very scarce example. Ed Berry Collection. Comes with brass Ariel medal.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $9,720
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Ariel, Bicycle, Ed Berry Collection, High Wheel
Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 51.
C. 1880's Star high wheel bicycle. Mfg. by H.B. Smith Co., Smithville New Jersey. 48". James Hetzer Collection New Hampshire. Good condition.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $9,600
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Star
HHC Kangaroo Dwarf Safety Bicycle
LOT 16.
C. 1880's Kangaroo dwarf safety bicycle. 38" front wheel. Motion drive front wheel by lever and cranks. Original condition. Hillman, Herbert & Cooper of Coventry (Premier Works). Margaret Ann Baker Collection.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $9,300
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Kangaroo, Margaret Ann Baker Collection
C. 1886 Special 45" Pony Star high wheel bicycle
LOT 95.
C. 1886 Special 45" Pony Star high wheel bicycle, serial #1392, HB Smith Machine Company, Smithville, NJ. Rare additional step, older restoration, rideable.
Estimate: $4,500-5,500
Sold Price: $8,913
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session I, December 1, 2012
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Pedaling History Museum, Pony, Star
C. 1885 Pony Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 38.
C. 1885 "Pony" Star High Wheel bicycle, Mfg. by H. B. Smith Co., Smithville NJ. Featuring a 44" wheel, older restoration includes new front wheel. This example retains brakes, has proper solid rubber tires, restored saddle, pear grips. Stars have unique drive mechanisms and are considered America's first safety highwheel. They did very well in competition against other highwheel safeties. Pony's are considered the most comfortable riding machine in the Star safety series. Excellent rider. Good condition.
Estimate: $3,500-4,500
Sold Price: $8,850
Auction: 29th Annual Bicycle Auction, June 26, 2021
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Star