Bicycle Auctions
Featured lots
C. 1880's Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 26.
C. 1880's Star high wheel bicycle. Patented by George Pressey of Hammonton, NJ, manufactured by The H.B. Smith Machine Co., Smithville, Burlington County N.J., 48".. Barn find condition.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $5,400
Auction: 32nd Annual Bicycle Auction, October 12, 2024
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Star
Rare Rear Steering Pneumatic Safety Bicycle
LOT 6.
Rare rear steering "trick rider" Pneumatic Safety bicycle. Restored. First time offered at Copake Auction.
Estimate: $2,000-3,000
Sold Price: $5,400
Auction: 32nd Annual Bicycle Auction, October 12, 2024
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Trick Rider
Dursley Pedersen Bicycle
LOT 115.
C. 1902 Dursley Pederson Pneumatic Safety bicycle. Barn fresh, original condition.
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $5,400
Auction: 32nd Annual Bicycle Auction, October 12, 2024
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Dursley Pederson
Schwinn Phantom Balloon Tire Bicycle
LOT 502.
Schwinn 26 inch Black Phantom bicycle, NOS original condition, purchased new by Marty Himes in 1952, ID tags on handle bars. Marty Himes Racing Museum Collection Bay Shore New York.
Estimate: $1,000-2,000
Sold Price: $5,400
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Marty Himes Racing Museum Collection, Phantom, Schwinn
c. 1890 Victor Female Model C "Victoria" Bicycle
LOT 36.
c. 1890 Victor Female Model C "Victoria" cushion tire safety bicycle. 20" frame, 29" wheels, older restoration. Incorrect handle bars, incomplete brake hardware, "Lohmann's Perfecta" head lamp, chain guard, front and rear fenders. Incorrect pedals, VG cond., needs work and TLC.
Estimate: $3,500-5,500
Sold Price: $5,250
Auction: 20th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2011
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Model C, Victor, Victoria
Trade Sign
LOT 190a.
Early trade sign "AUTO BRAND / OVERALLS / and SHIRTS / UNION MADE / LEWIS MEIER / INDIANAPOLIS / SOLD BY / C.O. JULIUS". Marked LRC "THOS. CUSACK CO.". 144" x 59". Made by noted sign maker Thomas Cusack. He created The Thomas Cusack Company In Chicago Illinois and was considered a pioneer in the field of outdoor advertising.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $5,015
Auction: 28th Annual Bicycle and Automobilia Auction, April 13, 2019
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Trade Sign
c. 1928 Lindy bicycle, manufactured by the Shelby Bicycle Co.
LOT 5.
c. 1928 "Lindy" bicycle, manufactured by the Shelby Bicycle Co., Shelby Ohio. This one owner example is a true survivor, always pampered and never abused. Tha patina can be described as used VG cond. Complete provenance from Mr. Harold H. Quickel includes letters about the bicycle and photos will be provided to the buyer. I spent some time with Mr. Quickel and he and I both look forward to getting his beloved bicycle to the next "caretaker". Missing propeller (Mr. Quickel couldn't stand the noise!) otherwise all original, includes an accessory rear rack.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $5,000
Auction: 20th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2011
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Lindy, Shelby
Smith Motor Wheel
LOT 114.
Early Smith Motor wheel. 36" L..
Estimate: $400-600
Sold Price: $4,800
Auction: Transportation & Music Auction, March 29, 2024
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Motor Wheel, Smith
19th Century American Boneshaker
LOT 4A.
American Boneshaker bicycle. C. 1869. 38" front wheel. Remarkable original condition. Retains original paint and pin stripe on wheels. Bronze fittings. Elegant machine likely built by a carriage maker. Glenn Eames Collection Vermont.
Estimate: $2,500-3,000
Sold Price: $4,800
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Boneshaker, Glenn Eames Collection
Indian Bicycle with Sidecar
LOT 42A.
Indian bicycle with sidecar - Restored by Kid Dean, appears in Volume 2 of "Evolution of the Bicycle," page 2, won at Ann Arbor for Best Restored Bike. Bike originally found in an Indian Motorcycle dealership in New York in the late 1930's
Estimate: $2,500-3,500
Sold Price: $4,800
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Indian, Indian Motorcycle Co., Sidecar
