Ed Berry Collection
Featured lots
C. 1886 Pony Star Serial Number One
LOT 27.
1886 Pony Star. Serial number one. Rare green paint. 42". Good condition. "Pony" star high wheel safety, patented by George Pressey of Hammonton NJ, produced by H.B. Smith Machine Co. Smithville NJ.. Ed Berry Collection. Comes with custom stand. Believed to have been painted green and sold by WW Stahl. Believed to be the rarest Star known.
Estimate: $7,000-8,000
Sold Price: $10,200
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Ed Berry Collection, High Wheel, Pony Star
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
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
Rare Bamboo Pneumatic Safety Bicycle
LOT 22.
Rare 1898 Bamboo pneumatic safety bicycle. Labeled "THE BAMBOO / BAMBOO CYCLE CO. / NEW YORK". 24" frame. Has a Standard Watch Co. cyclometer. Comes with custom stand. Note has a Handy Automatic Brake and paperwork included for brake. Very interesting rare tilting saddle. Good condition. Ed Berry Collection.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $9,300
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bamboo, Bicycle, Ed Berry Collection, Safety, The Bamboo
Century Run Showcase Lot
LOT 29a.
Century Run showcase lot. Great and unique display. Good condition. Case measures 18" x 24" x 2". Along with some loose Century items. Ed Berry Collection. Important 50 year collection including gold. Best Century Run medals we have ever sold.
Estimate: $1,500-2,000
Sold Price: $3,600
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Century Run, Ed Berry Collection, Medals
Hard Tire Safety Cyclometer
LOT 72.
Hard tire safety chiming cyclometer "THE SIGNAL CYCLOMETER". 4" L.. Good condition. Ed Berry Collection.
Estimate: $200-300
Sold Price: $3,120
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Cyclometer, Ed Berry Collection
Rare High Wheel Bicycle Inkwell
LOT 33.
Rare high wheel bicycle inkwell. Ex: Roger Johnson Collection. 15 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 8 1/2". Marked R. Richardson Cornwall Works Sheffield 2405. Comes with Roger Johnson Wheelmen membership card and medallion. Good condition. Ed Berry Collection.
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $3,120
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Ed Berry Collection, High Wheel, Inkwell
