1892 Humber No 14 Roadster Safety 21.5” Frame. 30″ front wheel. 28″ rear wheel. Solid tyres. Frame no 21446 Humber no 21446 is in wonderful preserved condition. I replaced the grips but everything else is original and it’s lovely to ride. It has earned the nickname ‘The Number Humber’ because 21446 is stamped in at least eight […]
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1890 Royal Singer Safety 20.5” Frame. 28″ Equal Wheels with solid tyres. Frame No 80222/28 I’ve sold various c1890 Singers over the years. Singer was one of the world’s top cycle makers at the time and they sold many of this model. What saw this one apart was the remains of its steering head transfer (decal). They
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1936/1937 Rudge-Whitworth Roadster Model No 77 Sturmey-Archer ‘Model K6’ Three Speed Gear Rudge-Whitworth Patent Celluloid Handlebar and pedal cranks Rudge-Whitworth Patent ‘All-Rubber’ Pedals Rudge-Whitworth Patent Proportional Coupled Brake System Phillips Saddle with patterned top 24” Frame. 28″ Wheels BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V King George V died on 20 January, 1936. This bicycle has
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1928 Favor with split down tube & duplex chain stays 22” Frame. 28″ Wheels French bicycle design before and after World War 1 was very innovative, and various companies experimented with unusual frame designs. I can not see any practical purpose for Favor’s use of duplex tubing on this lightweight touring bicycle, apart from standing
c1950 Waller Kingsland 21.5” Frame. 26” Wheels. Frame No 22886 Occasionally a repainted Waller Kingsland comes up for sale. But this is the first time I’ve seen one in original paint, with its original transfers (decals) on the down tube and steering head. The bike has had some later parts added because it was frequently used by the previous
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1898 Knoll’s Spring Frame Bicycle with Pierce spring fork 28″ Wooden wheels with chain tread tubeless tyres Perhaps the strangest thing about this rare bicycle is that despite its name, it is not actually a spring frame! The frame is rigid, there’s no pivot, and it doesn’t flex when ridden. Perhaps that’s why a Pierce
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1924 Indian Motocycle Co – Motobike Model 151 Tank Model. 22” frame. 28″ Wheels I sold this Indian to my friend Alan in 2011. He recently moved house and was short of space so I re-sold it for him. The first half of this museum page shows it before and after it was restored by
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with ‘spring frame’ Front Wheel: 22”. Rear Wheel: 26″ The hinged rear fork on the model range was designed to combat vibration, the company describing the bicycle as a ‘spring frame.’ The rear spring combined with the forward angle of front fork (below) provides this machine with a unique profile. I bought this fabulous machine in America
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19” Frame. 28” Wheels. Cushion tyres Yost patent folding handlebar Duplex down tube Joseph L Yost was a major player in the American cycle industry in the late 1880s and early 1890s. His various companies included Springfield Bicycle Mfg Co, where he built a geared high wheeler. His next company was Lozier & Yost. After splitting from Lozier, he founded
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with Quadrant’s patent Suspension Saddle Spring Lamplugh & Brown ‘Long Distance’ saddle Sprung steering head Lever operated Rear spoon brake 22″ Frame. 30″ Front Wheel. 26″ Rear Wheel. Solid tyres The Quadrant Tricycle Co was one of the world’s leading manufacturers in the early days of cycling, introducing many innovations in bicycles and tricycles. The ‘Dwarf Safety’ featured
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