Automobilia & Transportation
Featured lots
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
Henderson Motorcycle Poster
LOT 6.
Rare Henderson four cylinder Motorcycle with side car poster, Brennemann, depicting rider in full dress and passenger with flowing wrap standing in side card. Sight 24" x 36", overall 37 1/2" x 25 1/2". Imperfections at top of poster.
Estimate: $5,000-6,000
Sold Price: $10,200
Auction: 30th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 15, 2022
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Henderson, Motorcycle, Poster
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
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
C. 1898 Chilion Wooden Bicycle
LOT 100a.
C. 1898 Chilion wooden frame female pneumatic safety. 23" frame manufactured by M.D. Stebbings Mfg. Co. Springfield Mass.. Good condition.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $9,600
Auction: 30th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 15, 2022
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Chilion
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
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
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Deraileur, Ed Berry Collection, Safety
C. 1880's Rudge Kangaroo high wheel bicycle
LOT 161.
C. 1880's Rudge Kangaroo high wheel bicycle. 37" wheel. Has saddle, matching pedals. Fair condition. Repairs. Steve Stevens Collection Colorado.
Estimate: $2,000-3,000
Sold Price: $9,600
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Rudge, Steve Stevens Collection
1935 Dayton Safety Streamliner Bicycle
LOT 93.
1935 Dayton Safety Streamliner bicycle. Restored "patina" restoration. Short front fender, OG saddle. 19" frame. Mesinger saddle. Good condition.
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Sold Price: $9,440
Auction: 28th Annual Bicycle and Automobilia Auction, April 13, 2019
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Dayton, Streamliner
1889 Columbia Hard Tire Safety Bicycle
LOT 101a.
1889 Columbia hard tire safety bicycle. Original tires, nice original paint and plating. Good condition.
Estimate: $8,000-10,000
Sold Price: $9,440
Auction: 28th Annual Bicycle and Automobilia Auction, April 13, 2019
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Columbia, Hard Tire Safety
