Velocipede
Featured lots
Rare C. 1870 Velocipede
LOT 60.
Rare C. 1870 velocipede. Retains name badge "Morse & Morton, Fairhaven Mass., patent applied for". Unusual rear lever pedal drive. Original condition including pinstripping and paint combo. Only example we have offered. 18" front wheel, 36" rear wheel. 65" L, 47" Ht.. Provenance Bob Trimble Museum Collection.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $21,060
Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: 1870, Bicycle, Morse & Morton, Velocipede
Scarce Velocipede patent model
LOT 263.
Scarce Velocipede patent model, U.S. Patent No. 238,915, H. Karlass, 1881, Velocipede. Mounted on board. Model 12" x 7" x 9" Ht., comes with paperwork. Provenance: Richard Roy Estate
Estimate: $500-1,000
Sold Price: $17,550
Auction: 25th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2016
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Patent Model, Velocipede
Demarest Boneshaker Velocipede, NYC 1869
LOT 18.
Demarest Boneshaker velocipede. Made by the A.T. Demarest Co. in New York City, USA in 1869. The front wheel is unusually large with a diameter of 42". This large wheel is made like a buggy wheel with wood hub and spokes with an iron hoop fit tightly around the wood hoop that is around the spoke ends that project outwards from the wood hub. Retains badge. Good condition. Scarce example. Gary Sanderson Collection.
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Sold Price: $7,930
Auction: 34th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 10, 2026
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Boneshake, Demarest, Gary Sanderson Collection, Velocipede
1869 Velocipede with Michaux label
LOT 96.
1869 Velocipede with Michaux label, with step for mounting, 38" front wheel, 28" rear wheel. Considered one of the first bicycle manufacturers. Michaux worked in Paris. Pedaling History Museum Collection.
Estimate: $2,200-2,800
Sold Price: $6,900
Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session II, April 20, 2013
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Michaux, Pedaling History Museum, Velocipede
Stevens Brown Girl On Velocipede Toy
LOT 11.
19th c. Stevens Brown girl on velocipede toy. Original clothing intact. Clockwork C. 1875. Works. Retains original key. 11 1/2" L., 9 1/2" Ht.. Mechanical toy, girl seated on tinplate velocipede with three large spoked wheels.
Estimate: $1,500-2,500
Sold Price: $1,180
Auction: 27th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 21, 2018
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Stevens, Toy, Velocipede
