High Wheel
High Wheel, a.ka. High Wheeler, Penny Farthing Highwheel Bicycle.
Featured lots
C. 1880's Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 169.
C. 1880's Star high wheel bicycle. Mfg. H. B. Smith Co., Smithville New Jersey. Nice restoration . Good rider. Steve Stevens Collection Colorado.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $12,000
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, H. B. Smith Co., High Wheel, Star, Steve Stevens Collection
Gormully & Jefferey High Wheel Safety Bicycle
LOT 39.
C. 1880's Gormully & Jefferey high wheel safety (ordinary) bicycle. Restored by Tom Greene. Scarce example. 47" wheel. Nice restored condition. Provenance: James Carpenter Collection Part II.
Estimate: $12,000-15,000
Sold Price: $11,700
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Gormully & Jeffery, High Wheel, Jim Carpenter Collection, Safety, Tom Green Restoration
C. 1890's Krypto High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 18.
C. 1890's Krypto (London) high wheel bicycle (ordinary). Retains front transfer label. Retains brakes, saddle, pedals. 36" front wheel. Good original condition. Provenance: James Carpenter Collection Part II.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $11,700
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Elliot Hickory, High Wheel, Krypto
Crypto Geared High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 38.
Crypto Geared Ordinary (High Wheel), 44" bicycle. Barn fresh condition. Retains logo. Provenance: Wayne & Kim Batten Collection.
Estimate: $1,500-2,000
Sold Price: $11,040
Auction: 32nd Annual Bicycle Auction, October 12, 2024
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Crypto, High Wheel, Wayne & Kim Batten Collection
St. Jude - 1882 52" Columbia Expert High Wheel
LOT 15sj.
The following lot has been donated by Bob Jameson to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital. 1882, 52" Columbia Expert highwheel bicycle, serial NO.1798. Features: c. 1880's Columbia Evening Star Hub Lamp (Bob. J. reproduction), c. 1880's Hill & Tolman Cycle Alarm (Bob J. - Dan Gaier repro), c. 1880's Walker watch holder (Karl Edwards repro). with Waltham watch (runs but needs cleaning). 18" rear wheel, orig. ball bearing hub/rim, Buchannan S. S. double butted swaged spokes (They have been trouble free for 22 yrs), front and rear tiring from Dave Metz (Metz Museum, Freehold, NJ)- still ok (front has "gapped" and been filled). Grips by the late Art Hart, handle bars by Chuck Heslie, Troy. Striping by Tom Willis, Ohio. Lowell Kennedy plain bearing pedals, dust shield is accurate repro by Mike Poladna, Wis., saddle is leather of horse hair on orig. pan, saddle leaf spring is by Gary Hill, Ohio. Bike purchased in 1997 at auction in Troy, Ohio. Completely restored by Bob J. 1989. To preserve the patina, the bike is being offered in "as is" condition. It has been and still is a good and dependable rider. The stand and provenance included.
Estimate: $5,000-8,000
Sold Price: $10,283
Auction: 20th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2011
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Columbia, Expert, High Wheel
C. 1880's Pony Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 98.
C. 1880's Pony Star High Wheel bicycle. Mfg. by H. B. Smith Co., Smithville NJ.. Barn find condition.
Estimate: $2,000-3,000
Sold Price: $10,200
Auction: 30th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 15, 2022
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Pony Star
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
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
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
