High Wheel
High Wheel, a.ka. High Wheeler, Penny Farthing Highwheel Bicycle.
Featured lots
Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 18.
Star High Wheel bicycle. 52". Mfg. H.B. Smith Co., Smithville New Jersey. Barn fresh condition. Provenance: Wayne & Kim Batten Collection.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $3,900
Auction: 32nd Annual Bicycle Auction, October 12, 2024
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Star, Wayne & Kim Batten Collection
C. 1880's Springfield Roadster High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 122.
C. 1880's Springfield Roadster 50" high wheel. Spokes need repair on front and rear wheels, needs tires. Improper saddle. Missing gearing covers. Retains brakes, grips and handlebars. Improper pedals. Comes with 50" cyclometer (Brooks Odometer Co., Lowell Mass., pat'd Sept. 15, 1885).
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $3,803
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, Roadster, Springfield
Gormully & Jeffery 50" High Wheel
LOT 144.
Gormully & Jeffery 50" racing High Wheel bicycle. Good condition, surface rust.
Estimate: $1,500-2,000
Sold Price: $3,540
Auction: Bicycle & Transportation Auction, November 13, 2021
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Gormully & Jeffery, High Wheel
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
Rare High Wheel Trophy
LOT 30A.
Rare C. 1880-1889 high wheel trophy. Meriden Brittani & Co. Quarduple plate Meriden Ct.. Features two riders with high wheels. Great form. 16 1/2" Ht.
Estimate: $700-1,000
Sold Price: $3,000
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: High Wheel, Meriden Brittani & Co., Trophy
Gormully & Jeffery 38" Youth High Wheel
LOT 146.
Gormully & Jeffery 38" Youth High Wheel bicycle. Good condition, surface rust. Original dust badge, rear step. One crank arm has old repair.
Estimate: $600-800
Sold Price: $2,832
Auction: Bicycle & Transportation Auction, November 13, 2021
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Gormully & Jeffery, High Wheel
