Automobilia & Transportation
Featured lots
Rare Bicycle Bell Display
LOT 42.
Rare "STERLING BELLS" counter top bicycle bell display. Never offered before at Copake Auction and first one we have seen. You can spin to view different bells. Also features some rare bells. 17" W., 21" Ht.. Good condition. Ex: Jim Carpenter Collection.
Estimate: $1,000-1,500
Sold Price: $8,400
Auction: 30th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 15, 2022
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bell
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
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Ed & Marion Gerling Collection, Safety, Singer
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
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Gormully & Jeffery, James Hertzer Collection, Tricycle
C. 1890's Facile High Wheel Safety Bicycle
LOT 51.
C. 1890's Facile high wheel safety bicycle (ordinary). 42" front wheel. Needs tires, worn saddle. Retains brakes, grips. Bronze reinforced head. Provenance: James Carpenter Collection Part II. Good condition.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $8,190
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Facile, High Wheel
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
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Pneumatic Safety, Rex, Rex Cycle Co., Safety
1962 Buick Invicta Automobile
LOT 1a.
1962 Buick Invicta automobile. Wildcat Nail Head V8 Barrel Engine, original upholstery, factory installed air condition, possibly original paint. Mileage: 73,152 VIN: 6 I 4011776. Runs and has been garaged for most of its life. It has a current Registration is in excellent driving condition. It has been serviced as necessary and driven short distances all its life. Mileage 73,300. It passed inspection in June, 2020 and has a current inspection sticker. To Benefit The Roeliff Jansen Community Library.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $7,965
Auction: Estate Auction, July 25, 2020
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Buick
Demarest Boneshaker Velocipede, NYC 1869
LOT 18.
Demarest Boneshaker velocipede. Made by the A.T. Demarest Co. in New York City, USA in 1869. The front wheel is unusually large with a diameter of 42". This large wheel is made like a buggy wheel with wood hub and spokes with an iron hoop fit tightly around the wood hoop that is around the spoke ends that project outwards from the wood hub. Retains badge. Good condition. Scarce example. Gary Sanderson Collection.
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Sold Price: $7,930
Auction: 34th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 10, 2026
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Boneshake, Demarest, Gary Sanderson Collection, Velocipede
C. 1880's Star High Wheel 42" Bicycle
LOT 65.
C. 1880's Star High Wheel 42" bicycle. Patented by George Pressey of Hammonton NJ, produced by H.B. Smith Machine Co. Smithville NJ. Good condition. Gary Sanderson Collection.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $7,930
Auction: 34th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 10, 2026
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Gary Sanderson Collection, High Wheel, Star
C. 1889 Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 20A.
C. 1889 Star high wheel bicycle, Mfg. by H.B. Smith Machine Co., Smithville N.J., retains brass name plate with serial #3199. 23" front, 49" rear wheels. Older restoration. Good condition. Brake lever needs work.
Estimate: $5,000-8,000
Sold Price: $7,900
Auction: 21st Annual Bicycle Auction, April 21, 2012
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Star
Gormully & Jeffery Rambler Bicycle
LOT 13.
c. 1889 Gormully & Jeffery American Rambler female hard tire safety with rear coil spring suspension. Manufactured in Chicago, Illinois. A very original example having 26" front and 30" rear wheels, proper handlebars and grips, front brake, front and rear fenders, coaster pegs and rear step. Correct signed G & J pedals, proper saddle. Very original and correct, over painted.
Estimate: $5,000-6,000
Sold Price: $7,900
Auction: 21st Annual Bicycle Auction, April 21, 2012
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Gormully & Jeffery, Hard Tire Safety, Rambler
