Bicycle Auctions
Featured lots
C. 1887 "The King" High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 22A.
Rare C. 1887 "The King" 48" high wheel bicycle (ordinary). Manufactured in Springfield Mass., Serial No. 10. Good condition. Retains name plate.
Estimate: $8,000-10,000
Sold Price: $14,625
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, The King
C. 1898 Old Hickory made by Tonk Mfg. Co. Chicago, IL.
LOT 103.
C. 1898 Old Hickory made by Tonk Mfg. Co. Chicago, IL. Wooden framed lady's pneumatic. Christy saddle, restored. This is supposedly the first American ladies wood safety.
Estimate: $2,300-2,600
Sold Price: $14,375
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session I, December 1, 2012
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Old Hickory, Pedaling History Museum, Tonk Mfg. Co.
C. 1888 hard tire safety bicycle. Features unusual, possibly unique engineered "shock absorbing" wheels.
LOT 20.
C. 1888 hard tire safety bicycle. Features unusual, possibly unique engineered "shock absorbing" wheels. Retains pedals, saddle, rear step, brake, grips. 20" frame.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $14,040
Auction: 25th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2016
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Hard Tire Safety
Rare C. 1869 Calvin Witty N.Y.C. boneshaker.
LOT 22.
Rare C. 1869 Calvin Witty N.Y.C. boneshaker. Retains name plate (Calvin Witty/Maker/Pat. Nov. 20, 1866/638 Broadway NY") made in Spring 1869, on rear spring. Retains matching pedals, brake, rosewood grips. 37" front wheel, 31" rear wheel. Original wheels with traces of original pinstripe/paint. Good condition.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $14,040
Auction: 25th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2016
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Boneshaker, Calvin Witty
Lozier & Yost "The Giant No. 4" Hard Tire Safety
LOT 81.
C. 1890's Lozier & Yost "The Giant No. 4" hard tire safety. Retains badge marked "Lozier & Yost Mfg. Co., Toledo, OH./"The Giant No. 4". 20 1/2" frame. Retains early bell and lamp bracket. Good condition. Provenance: James Carpenter Collection Part II.
Estimate: $4,000-5,000
Sold Price: $14,040
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Hard Tire Safety, Lozier & Yost, The Giant No.4
Star Pneumatic Bicycle
LOT 5.
c. 1891 Star Pneumatic safety manufactured by the HB Smith Machine Co. Smithville, NJ. This rare example has been fire damaged. 30" front and 30" rear wheels, front coaster pegs, saddle frame, brakes Appear to be complete - but linkage will need repairs. Ultra rare machine. As is cond.
Estimate: $2,000-3,000
Sold Price: $13,900
Auction: 21st Annual Bicycle Auction, April 21, 2012
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Pneumatic Safety, Star
c. 1898 Rex bicycle, Rex Bicycle Co, Chicago IL., excellent restoration
LOT 10.
c. 1898 Rex bicycle, Rex Bicycle Co, Chicago IL., excellent restoration. Includes anatomical saddle, handle bar bell, tool pouch, cyclometer. Excellent restored condition.
Estimate: $7,000-9,000
Sold Price: $13,800
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session III, October 19, 2013
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Pedaling History Museum, Pneumatic Safety, Rex, Rex Cycle Co., 1898
Victorian bicycle shipping crate with bicycle. "The Protector Bicycle Crate" Mfg. by Ellison & Freckleton 2526 7th Ave. NYC. Waltham Pneumatic Safety
LOT 113.
Victorian bicycle shipping crate with bicycle. "The Protector Bicycle Crate" Mfg. by Ellison & Freckleton 2526 7th Ave. NYC. Waltham Pneumatic Safety, Kelly handlebars, matching tires, pedals, saddle worn. Good condition.
Estimate: $1,200-1,500
Sold Price: $13,800
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session III, October 19, 2013
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Ellison & Freckleton, Pedaling History Museum, The Protector Bicycle Crate
19th c. Schwinn sign "The World", reverse painted on glass
LOT 1.
19th c. Schwinn sign "The World", reverse painted on glass. Provenance, ex-Schwinn family bicycle collection, sold by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago IL, April 6, 1997. 38 x 30 frame size (reframed). Good condition.
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Sold Price: $13,800
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session III, October 19, 2013
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: "The World", Bicycle, Pedaling History Museum, Schwinn
C. 1960 Bowden "Spacelander" bicycle, white fiberglass,
LOT 128.
C. 1960 Bowden "Spacelander" bicycle, white fiberglass, manufactured by, Bomard Industries. Excellent original condition.
Estimate: $4,000-5,000
Sold Price: $13,800
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session I, December 1, 2012
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Bowden, Pedaling History Museum, Spacelander
