High Wheel
High Wheel, a.ka. High Wheeler, Penny Farthing Highwheel Bicycle.
Featured lots
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
HHC Kangaroo Dwarf Safety Bicycle
LOT 16.
C. 1880's Kangaroo dwarf safety bicycle. 38" front wheel. Motion drive front wheel by lever and cranks. Original condition. Hillman, Herbert & Cooper of Coventry (Premier Works). Margaret Ann Baker Collection.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $9,300
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Kangaroo, Margaret Ann Baker Collection
C. 1886 Special 45" Pony Star high wheel bicycle
LOT 95.
C. 1886 Special 45" Pony Star high wheel bicycle, serial #1392, HB Smith Machine Company, Smithville, NJ. Rare additional step, older restoration, rideable.
Estimate: $4,500-5,500
Sold Price: $8,913
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session I, December 1, 2012
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Pedaling History Museum, Pony, Star
C. 1885 Pony Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 38.
C. 1885 "Pony" Star High Wheel bicycle, Mfg. by H. B. Smith Co., Smithville NJ. Featuring a 44" wheel, older restoration includes new front wheel. This example retains brakes, has proper solid rubber tires, restored saddle, pear grips. Stars have unique drive mechanisms and are considered America's first safety highwheel. They did very well in competition against other highwheel safeties. Pony's are considered the most comfortable riding machine in the Star safety series. Excellent rider. Good condition.
Estimate: $3,500-4,500
Sold Price: $8,850
Auction: 29th Annual Bicycle Auction, June 26, 2021
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Star
C. 1890's Facile High Wheel Safety Bicycle
LOT 51.
C. 1890's Facile high wheel safety bicycle (ordinary). 42" front wheel. Needs tires, worn saddle. Retains brakes, grips. Bronze reinforced head. Provenance: James Carpenter Collection Part II. Good condition.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $8,190
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Facile, High Wheel
C. 1889 Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 20A.
C. 1889 Star high wheel bicycle, Mfg. by H.B. Smith Machine Co., Smithville N.J., retains brass name plate with serial #3199. 23" front, 49" rear wheels. Older restoration. Good condition. Brake lever needs work.
Estimate: $5,000-8,000
Sold Price: $7,900
Auction: 21st Annual Bicycle Auction, April 21, 2012
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Star
1889 Springfield Roadster High Wheel
LOT 30.
C. 1889 Springfield Roadster, Model #5 high wheel. Rare tangent spoke model, one of six known. Recent restoration by Craig Allen. Very good condition. Includes pedals, saddle, grips, brake.
Estimate: $10,000-15,000
Sold Price: $7,020
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Craig Allen Restoration, High Wheel, Model #5, Roadster, Springfield
C. 1887 Gormully & Jeffery High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 55A.
C. 1887 Gormully & Jeffery 54" high wheel ordinary bicycle. "American Champion" model. Retains original complete brakes, adjustable step, correct pedals, moustach handle bars (some welds), wooden grips, nameplate, dust shield, old re-tire, old re-leathered saddle on correct frame. Good riding condition.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $6,785
Auction: 27th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 21, 2018
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Gormully & Jeffery, High Wheel
New Rapid High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 29.
New Rapid High Wheel bicycle. C. 1887, 54". Retains original name badge "Sole U.S. Agent…St. Clary & Co., Baltimore MD….Makers S. Georges Engineering Company Birmhingham England", leather tool pouch with tools, (2) bells. Restoration by Larry Davala. Provenance: Larry Davala collection.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $6,600
Auction: 32nd Annual Bicycle Auction, October 12, 2024
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, New Rapid
c. 1892 Columbia Light Roadster Highwheel Bicycle
LOT 27.
c. 1892 Columbia Light Roadster 52" highwheel bicycle, serial #4463. Consignor consulted wheelmen Carey Williams and they think this is one of the latest production numbers known. Stunning restoration by Craig Allen, unridden since. Concours cond.
Estimate: $7,000-8,000
Sold Price: $6,200
Auction: 20th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2011
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Columbia, High Wheel, Light Roadster
