BICYCLE COLLECTORS SPRING AUCTION – 21-31 March, 2023
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A Gene Autry Family is a Happy Family
DAILY EXERCISE: Sometimes when we’re stressed we need a ‘feelgood’ story. I must apologise in advance that this isn’t an exciting story of derring do. I didn’t ride 100 miles on a penny farthing, or build an incredible machine from a pile of old steel, or some other remarkable feat. My daily exercise is much …
1905 BSA Fittings Track Racer
A genuine c115-year-old racing machine! https://auction.onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk
1936 Triumph Moller Another one sees the light of day
Last month an old friend visited me to deliver a bike I’d sold for him. He mentioned the one bike he fancied for his collection was a Triumph Moller. Mine is dearly cherished (now fitted with a sidecar) so I said I’d let him know if I came across another one. I’d like to take …
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1904 Dennis Bros ‘Speed King’ Light Roadster
1904 Dennis Bros ‘Speed King’ Light Roadster Truss frame (strut from the back of the seat tube down to the rear fork bridge) Osmond’s patent back fork end and chain adjustment BSA Fittings. 25” Frame. 28″ Wheels The Dennis Speed King has many interesting design innovations. A novel feature is the brace from the lower seat tube to the …
1928 Favor
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
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 …
1889/1890 Gormully & Jeffery ‘American Ideal Rambler’ (for Girls)
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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1895 Sharratt & Lisle ‘Special Popular Star’
21” Frame. 28″ Wheels with pneumatic tyres This rare safety bicycle survived with enough of its distinctive head transfer (decal) intact to identify it as a ‘Star. This example was actually Sharratt & Lisle’s 1892 model with minor updates. It still had slotted pedals and an upward sloping top tube like the older models, but the wheels were now …
1890 ‘Earlsdon No 2’ Crossframe safety
Made by S & B Gorton (subsequently Quinton Cycle Co) 18” Frame. 30″ Wheels with solid tyres A few months after this bicycle was supplied by S & B Gorton, their factory burned down. When they opened their new works, they did so under a new company name, Quinton Cycle Co. Harry Lawson, inventor of the safety bicycle, …