
The weekend of April 12-13 the upstate New York country auction firm Copake Auction Inc. will conduct their 28th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction. According to owner Mike Fallon, “In the past the antique and classic bicycle auction and transportation sales were separate. We decided to combine them into one auction because there is such a crossover market.” The catalogued sale will feature bicycle, automobile and transportation related memorabilia, collectibles, signs, art, posters, parts and accessories, ephemera as well as high wheels, hard tire safeties, cushion tires safeties, pneumatic safeties, balloon tire, light weight, middle weight and muscle bicycles.
The 923 lot auction will kick off Saturday April 13th at 9am with live internet bidding available through Liveauctioneers, Invaluable, and Auctionzip for those who can’t attend in person. The father and son owner and auctioneer team Mike and Seth Fallon will sell at a quick pace of approximately 100-115 lots per hour. The sale will feature over 100 bicycles including a 1936 Elgin Bluebird ($10,000-$12,000), 1908 Iver Johnson Cushion frame ($9500-$10500), 1889 Columbia Hard Tire Safety ($8000-$10,000), 1938 Shelby Airflow ($4500-$6500), C. 1898 Chilion Wooden Women’s Bicycle ($4,500-6,500) and 1890’s Lovell Diamond Hard Tire Safety ($5500-$6500). Also featured will be a replica Rotary Tandem made by well-known collector Mel Short (recently featured on American Pickers). Collectibles include French posters, ephemera, medals, pinbacks, porcelains, trophies, books, postcards, photography, steins and collectibles. Automobilia and transportation items to be offered include a rare Bluebird Trophy presented by The Sydenham Motor Club, a Mercedes Benz concept model, and original artwork by the American illustrator Peter Helck. Also included will be bronzes, autographed photographs of famous racers, race memorabilia, lots of automobile parts, trade signs, a 1906 Steam Championship trophy, radiator mascots, oil cans and more.
This event is one of Copake Auction’s premier yearly events and in addition to the auction features pre-sale events to be held Friday April 12th including: Swap Meet (6 AM to Dusk, Free to public, $25 vendor fee), a Ten Mile Ride, and “Bicycle Trains of the 1930’s” a presentation by Larry Finison. “Last year there were 80 vendors participating in the swap meet and buyers in the gallery for the auction from Europe and China”, Seth Fallon commented.
In House preview will be Thursday-Friday April 11-12: 11 am to 5 pm and Saturday April 13: 8 am – 8::45 am. For more information call Mike or Seth Fallon at 518-329-1142 or go to www.copakeauction.com. Copake Auction 266 Route 7A, Copake New York 12516.
Auction Link: 28th Annual Bicycle and Automobilia Auction, 2019-04-13
Advertised Items:
- Replica rotary tandem designed by Mel Short. Badge reads “Rotary Tandem #2, M. L. Short, 1992
- Oldsmobile Racing Photographs
- Motor Club Of America Clock
- C. 1890’s Lovell Diamond Hard Tire Safety Bicycle
- Bicycle poster “PEUGEOT”
- Replica hub lamp “Le Raddonnneur”. Used on a high wheel (ordinary) bicycle
- Penny Havard (American 20th Century), pastel on paper
- 1906 Five-Mile Steam Championship Trophy
- Phil May (20th Century), “Stirling Moss Maserati, 250 F, 1954”. Gouache and watercolor
- Brass Era Victory Plaque
- 1933 Bluebird trophy. At Brooklands in 1933
- 1915 Philadelphia Motor Speedway ladies trophy
- Rare 1908 Iver Johnson Cushion Frame Bicycle
- C. 1880’s Star High Wheel Bicycle
- 1960’s Rollfast Middle Weight Bicycle
- Penny Havard (American 20th Century), “Thomas Flyer World Trip”. Pastel on paper
- Large 19th c. French bicycle poster “CYCLES TERROT DIJON”
- 1961 Columbia Thunderbolt Bicycle
- Peter Helck (1893-1988), etching. Signed and numbered 90/500
- 1929 Hawthorne Flat Tank Bicycle
- Marguerite Montaut Pochoir print. Indianapolis 500
- Monark Silver King Wing Bar Bicycle
- WWII BSA Paratrooper Bicycle
- Bronze Bust Of Tazio Nuvolari
- Monark Silver King Wing Bar Bicycle
- 1941 Colson Goodyear Clipper Deluxe Bicycle
- 1935 Dayton Safety Streamliner Bicycle
- 1940 Elgin 4 Star Twin Deluxe Bicycle
- 1901 Columbia Shaft Drive Bicycle
- 1938 Shelby Airflow Balloon Tire Bicycle
- Early car/tire dealer display. Pennsylvania C. 1950’s.
- 1889 Columbia Hard Tire Safety Bicycle
- 1934 Elgin Blackhawk Balloon Tire Bicycle
- Brass sculpture of early race car in Brooklands Banking
- Peter Helck (1893-1988), original preliminary sketch for 1908 Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
- C. 1898 Chilion Wooden Frame Bicycle
- 1936 Elgin Bluebird Balloon Tire Bicycle
- 1941 Colson Goodyear Clipper Deluxe Bicycle
- 1885 Narragansett Exercise Bicycle
- 1918 Schwinn Henderson Pneumatic Safety Bicycle
- Larry Braun (20th Century), bronze, “Watching Turn Seven”
- 1930 Elgin Cardinal Pneumatic Safety Bicycle
- Georges Ham (1900-1972), “Amilcar Art Motlhery”, print
- Louis Klemantaski (1912-2001), “1938 Tourist Trophy-A C. Lace-Talbot. Signed photograph.
- C. 1936 Iver Johnson Bicycle With Motor Wheel
- 1941 Colson Tandem bicycle
- Signed And Numbered Racing Prints
- 1966 Schwinn Stingray Fastback Bicycle
- Sekai Japan 12-Speed Racing Bicycle
- Phil Hill And Carroll Shelby Signed Photograph
- Kurtis Kraft Vintage Decals
- Frank Curtis Archive
- High Wheel Toothpick Holder
- Pair Adjustable Kelly Handlebars
- Ross Apollo 5-Speed Bicycle
- Murray Ranch Wagon Pedal Car
- BMC Fire Chief Pedal Car
- 1910-20’s Eclipe Coaster Pull Wagon
- Mercedes-Benz “FLS” Concept Model
- 1938 Raleigh Sports Light Weight Bicycle
- Malcolm Campbell Signed Card
- 1940’s Comet Runner Sled
- 1960’s Columbia Folding Frame Cargo Bicycle
- 1920 Corning Glass Daughter Radiator Mascot
- 1920 Corning Glass Mother Radiator Mascot
- Greyhound Radiator Mascot
- 1934 Ingo-Bike
- Early Hand Painted Automobile Advertising Sign
- Hetchins Cury Stay Bicycle
- HetchinsTrack Bicycle
- Sheet Iron Indian Sign
- 1950 Raleigh Sports Light Weight Bicycle
- Univega Light Display Sign
- 1971 Schwinn Sting-Ray Grey Ghost Bicycle
- C. 1880’s 46″ High Wheel Bicycle
- 1974 Raleigh Sports Light Weight Bicycle
- Jaguar Match Holder
- Atlantic Double Sided Porcelain Sign
- C. 1950’s Schwinn Black Phantom Bicycle
- Sterling Tandem Bicycle
- Early framed French poster “COTTEREAU Dijon”.
- Esso Porcelain Sign
- 1908 Lowell Road Race Lot
- 1946 Chevrolet Mascot
- 1948 Pontiac Mascot
- Ebert (20th Century), Ferrari, Original Artwork
- Ron Kleemann (1937-2014), Print
- Lot (23) various books. Histories and land speed.
- Selection of Sleds