Automobilia & Transportation
Featured lots
C. 1890's English Hard Tire Safety Bicycle
LOT 71.
C. 1890's English hard tire safety bicycle. Good original condition. 20 1/2" frame. Provenance: James Carpenter Collection Part II.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $9,945
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Hard Tire Safety
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
C. 1880's Kangaroo High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 15.
C. 1880's Kangaroo High Wheel bicycle. 38" front wheel. Hillman, Herbert & Cooper of Coventry (Premier Works). Barn fresh condition. Provenance: Wayne & Kim Batten Collection.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $9,600
Auction: 32nd Annual Bicycle Auction, October 12, 2024
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Kangaroo
C. 1937 Elgin Bluebird balloon bicycle
LOT 100.
C. 1937 Elgin Bluebird balloon bicycle. Older restoration.
Estimate: $4,500-6,500
Sold Price: $9,488
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session I, December 1, 2012
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Balloon Tire, Bicycle, Bluebird, Elgin, Pedaling History Museum
"Famous Fox Flyer" Companion bicycle
LOT 78.
"Famous Fox Flyer" Companion bicycle, Lake View Cycle Co., Chicago C. 1898, restored, rideable, wood handlebars with bell. Good restored condition. Pedaling History Museum Collection.
Estimate: $3,500-3,700
Sold Price: $9,488
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session II, April 20, 2013
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Companion, Famous Fox Flyer, Pedaling History Museum
Victor Spring Fork Hard Tire Safety Bicycle
LOT 41.
Victor Spring Fork Hard Tire Safety bicycle. Overman Wheel Company Badge (latest Patent Nov. 4, 85). 20" frame. Comes with matching pedals. Needs seat cover. Original condition
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $9,450
Auction: 34th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 10, 2026
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Overman Wheel Company, Spring Fork, Victor
