Bicycle Auctions
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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 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: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Kangaroo
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
"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: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Companion, Famous Fox Flyer, Pedaling History Museum
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: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Balloon Tire, Bicycle, Bluebird, Elgin, Pedaling History Museum
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
1939 Montgomery Wards Hawthorne Zep

LOT 88.
1939 Montgomery Wards Hawthorne “Zep” mens deluxe. Unique twin-bar frame construction. Complete with dual Delta Silver Ray headlights, illuminated horn tank & taillight rack, spring suspension front fork with fork lock, chrome full length chainguard, original Hawthorne Zep speedometer made by Stewart Warner, Wards Riverside Mate whitewall tires, Torrington 10 pedals. Original unrestored condition.
Estimate: $3,500-4,000
Sold Price: $9,440
Auction: 29th Annual Bicycle Auction, June 26, 2021
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Hawthorne, Zep

