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31st Annual Bicycle Auction

October 21, 2023 at 9 AM (EST)

930 LOTS – Bicycles and Bicycle related Collectibles, Parts/Accessories, Ephemera, Art, Photography, and more. Including several major collections from: Margaret Ann Baker (Maryland) Ed Berry (Oregon) Lane Motor Museum (Nashville, TN) Ed & Marion Gerling Collection.

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Featured Lots:

1902 Steffy Motorcycle
LOT 1a.
1902 Steffy Motor-bike, New Mail frame with Steffy clip-on motor. Accessories include a "Search Light", carbide head lamp and a New York Standard Watch Company Cyclometer. Expert restoration.
Estimate: $20,000-25,000
Sold Price: $30,000

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

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

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

Hard Tire Safety with Oldest Known Derailleur
LOT 23.
Hard tire safety with oldest known Derailleur. Very scarce example. 22" frame. Good condition. Ed Berry Collection. Comes with printout from "100 Years Ago" with info featuring Ed Berry Sr. and Ron Shepherd posed with the bicycle. Needs rust cleaning on some nickel parts. Comes with custom stand. Provenance: Belonged to President of the Manhattan Bicycle Club, believed to habe been purchased at the 1892 New York Bicycle Show.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $9,600

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

Rare Bamboo Pneumatic Safety Bicycle
LOT 22.
Rare 1898 Bamboo pneumatic safety bicycle. Labeled "THE BAMBOO / BAMBOO CYCLE CO. / NEW YORK". 24" frame. Has a Standard Watch Co. cyclometer. Comes with custom stand. Note has a Handy Automatic Brake and paperwork included for brake. Very interesting rare tilting saddle. Good condition. Ed Berry Collection.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $9,300

Singer Hard Tire Safety Bicycle
LOT 17.
C. 1890 Singer hard tire safety bicycle. 30". Superbe saddle. Serial number 69515. Original condition. Original label rear fender. Provenance: Ed & Marion Gerling Collection. Bruck Collection, Chicago Ill.. Best of Show Award Wheelmen Annual Meet.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $8,400

Gormully & Jeffery Two Track Tricycle
LOT 91.
Gormully & Jeffery child's 30" two track tricycle. New rubber and leather, repro wheelie bar, otherwise original unrestored original condition. Original decals and striping visible. James Hetzer Collection New Hampshire.
Estimate: $1,500-2,500
Sold Price: $8,400

Rex Pneumatic Safety Bicycle
LOT 92.
Rare C. 1898 Rex pneumatic safety, Rex Cycle Co. Chicago Ill, patent by Bohn C. Hicks in 1896. Barn find condition. Rare example.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $8,100

Century Run Showcase Lot
LOT 29a.
Century Run showcase lot. Great and unique display. Good condition. Case measures 18" x 24" x 2". Along with some loose Century items. Ed Berry Collection. Important 50 year collection including gold. Best Century Run medals we have ever sold.
Estimate: $1,500-2,000
Sold Price: $3,600

Hard Tire Safety Cyclometer
LOT 72.
Hard tire safety chiming cyclometer "THE SIGNAL CYCLOMETER". 4" L.. Good condition. Ed Berry Collection.
Estimate: $200-300
Sold Price: $3,120

Rare High Wheel Bicycle Inkwell
LOT 33.
Rare high wheel bicycle inkwell. Ex: Roger Johnson Collection. 15 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 8 1/2". Marked R. Richardson Cornwall Works Sheffield 2405. Comes with Roger Johnson Wheelmen membership card and medallion. Good condition. Ed Berry Collection.
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $3,120

Schwinn "The World" Catalog
LOT 758.
Schwinn "THE WORLD" catalog. Good condition. Collection of Margaret Ann Baker.
Estimate: $300-400
Sold Price: $2,520

Bicycle Lamp
LOT 623.
Union Lamp Company William Globe bicycle lamp. 6" Ht.. Good condition. Ed & Marion Gerling Collection.
Estimate: $75-100
Sold Price: $2,280

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