Automobilia & Transportation
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Bronco Style Hard Tire Safety Bicycle
LOT 90.
Rare and important Bronco style hollow cross frame hard tire safety. Features rear hub drive, 30" wheels, retains original brakes, appears to be unrestored and original. First time on the market and only second Bronco style ever offered at Copake Auction. White Cycle Co. C. 1890/92.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $52,800
Auction: 30th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 15, 2022
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Bronco, Hard Tire Safety
#52 Frankie Cal 220 Offenhauser Sprint Car
LOT 305A.
#52 Frankie Cal 220 Offenhauser Sprint Car. built in 1951 by Danny Hogan as a sprint car with a custom chassis using components from a former midget. This configuration was often referred to as stretched midgets. Engine was a 220 cubic inch Offy engine 111B from car #14. Sprint or "Big Cars" were midsize between midgets and Champ Cars. See catalog for complete history & description.
Estimate: $20,000-35,000
Sold Price: $36,000
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Danny Hogan, Frankie Cal, Offenhauser, Race Car, Sprint Car
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
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Motor-bike, Motorcycle, Steffy
Rare c. 1898 Cygnet "Swan"ladies pneumatic safety bicycle, Stoddard MFG., Co. Dayton, OH
LOT 8.
Rare c. 1898 Cygnet "Swan"ladies pneumatic safety bicycle, Stoddard MFG., Co. Dayton, OH. Advertised as a looped frame, considered an advantage over the diamond design. One of the most stunning bicycles ever made, less than 10 examples are known to exist. excellent restored condition. Pedaling History Museum Collection.
Estimate: $6,000-7,000
Sold Price: $24,150
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session II, April 20, 2013
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Cygnet, Pedaling History Museum, Stoddard MFG. Co., Swan
1915 Dayton motorbike. Sold as found with no title.
LOT 121.
1915 Dayton motorbike. Sold as found with no title.
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $24,000
Auction: Transportation & Music Auction, March 29, 2024
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Dayton, Motorbike
Rare 1889 Psycho Safety Tandem
LOT 1a.
Rare 1889 Psycho Safety Tandem. Starley Brothers, St. John's Works, Coventry, England. Serial #14 of possibly 100 units manufactured. Believed to be one of maybe a dozen examples left in the world. When the Starley Brothers exhibited their bicycles in 1888 and 1890, this Psycho did not appear, giving proof that this is a "one year only" production. Intended for ladies and gentleman with double steer and double brakes. 30" wheels fitted with new 7/8th tires. Weight 74 pounds. Geared to 57 inch. Matching ladies and mens saddles. Matching pedals. Both front and rear coasting steps. Rare example and opportunity.
Estimate: $16,000-20,000
Sold Price: $20,650
Auction: 29th Annual Bicycle Auction, June 26, 2021
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Psycho, Tandem
Very rare C. 1889 King 50" high wheel (ordinary) safety bicycle
LOT 90.
Very rare C. 1889 King 50" high wheel (ordinary) safety bicycle, King Wheel Company 51 Barclay Street, N.Y.C., 1886-1890. Ratchet drive made by Ames Mfg. Co., Chicopee Mass., 1 of 16 known and only 30 made. Retains saddle, grips, pedals, adjustable rear step, name badge "The King Patent Sept. 86/Nov. 87....". Provenance: Dave Pooler to David Metz to James Carpenter. SN# 24. Good condition.
Estimate: $15,000-20,000
Sold Price: $18,720
Auction: 25th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2016
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, King, King Wheel Company, Ordinary
Very rare C. 1889 King 48" high wheel (ordinary) safety bicycle
LOT 17.
Very rare C. 1889 King 48" high wheel (ordinary) safety bicycle, King Wheel C. N.Y.C. 1886-1890. Ratchet drive made by Ames Mfg. Co., Chicopee Mass., 1 of 16 known and only 30 made. Good restored condition. Pedaling History Museum Collection.
Estimate: $14,000-16,000
Sold Price: $18,400
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session II, April 20, 2013
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, King, Ordinary, Pedaling History Museum, Safety
Elliott Hickory C hard tire safety bicycle, Newton Mass. C. 1892, restored, headlamp included. Good condition. Pedaling History Museum Collection.
LOT 72.
Elliott Hickory C hard tire safety bicycle, Newton Mass. C. 1892
Estimate: $3,500-4,500
Sold Price: $18,400
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session II, April 20, 2013
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Elliot Hickory, Hard Tire Safety, Newton Mass., Pedaling History Museum
Hickory Pneumatic Safety Bicycle
LOT 52.
Rare 1893-4 Large frame men's Hickory bicycle with unusual curved top tube. 27" frame. Manufactured by the Hickory Wheel Co., So. Framingham, Ma. Very good original condition except for replacement pedals, wood handlebars and handlebar grips. Wheels are structurally sound.
Estimate: $4,000-5,000
Sold Price: $18,300
Auction: 34th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 10, 2026
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Hickory, Pneumatic Safety
