« Old Hickory » Tonk Manufacturing Co. Chicago Illinois 1897 Ce vélo est fabriqué à partir de couches de noyer laminé cintré. Même la fourche et le boîtier de pédalier sont en bois cintré.Plusieurs fabricants de l’époque ont fait valoir que le bois absorbait la vibration d'une manière que l'acier ne pouvait pas faire.Il n'ét..
1890 ‘Surrey’ Cycle Lamp (Cycledom Ltd) LENGTH: 7″ WIDTH: 4″HEIGHT: 6.5″ Cycledom Ltd was a retailer of new and used bicycles with a shop in Blackfriars St and factories in London and Romford. The name of their top-of-the-line safety bicycle was 'Surrey' so they used the same name for their cycle lamps. ..
Le VÉLOCIPÈDE ou « BONESHAKER »Une pièce rare et unique pour les collectionneurs de moyens de transport.Conçu et fabriqué au Royaume-Uni vers 1869.Qualité muséale, encore roulable pour les plus courageux.Livraison possibleContact : Keith – 0044 7968850705
Recently from long term storage. This cross frame safety bicycle dates to c.1885. Solid 3/4 rubber tyres on the original crescent section rims. Intriguingly the frame appears to have been 'done up' a long time ago and decorated in the paintwork and transfer of Paris Cycles - London in the style of the companies 'Galibier' frame. Whether a past owne..
Cogent High Wheeler Built in Wolverhampton about 1887 by Clarke Cogent works found in a attic of a house in Newport SHROPSHIRE The front wheel has a Brown 's Aeolus adjustable ball bearing Hollow forks Steering head is Andrew,s Hillman Patent With adjustable top screw and straight handle bars
This rare high wheel victorian tricycle was manufactured by Richardson Ellson & Co of Lower Ford Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, from c.1881-83. Having been part of a significant large bicycle collection in the UK - the ‘Coventry Zephyr’ high-wheel tricycle is now for sale. 48" inch driving wheels with a rear steering trailing wheel, it was res..
This intriguing machine was discovered in 1975 as a backbone, forks and front handlebars in the yard of a Peterborough scrap-dealer by renowned bicycle collector; John Malseed, rest of the parts had disappeared so John set about using the remaining parts as pattern's to complete it. A lovely photo shows John with the spine and backbone after he fir..
1893 Humber Pattern Road Racer21″ Frame28 x 2.20″ wheel rims with 29″ Pneumatic Tyres The Humber Pattern safety featured here is similar in design to the Humbers ridden by the French racers of the early 1890s, the most famous being Charles Terront, who was photographed with a Humber Road Racer on the Paris-Brest-Paris..
1896 Ritter Road SkatesWheelbase of each skate: 8.5″Wheel Diameter: 6″Length of top of each skate: 11.5″Manufactured by the Road Skate Co, 271 Oxford St, London Every year throughout the late 19th century and early years of the 20th century, more amazing ‘novelties’ on wheels made their debut. Engineeri..