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Premier Auction - Session II | November 12, 2022

Sat, Nov 12, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 870

Racing Star High Wheel Bicycle

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

American, circa 1887, manufactured by H.B. Smith Machine Company, metal, vulcanized rubber, and leather, velocipede with large back wheel (over 50 in.) and small front wheel, overall approximately 60 x 65 x 25 in.

Note:

Comes with photocopy of an 1889 "Star Bicycles and Tricycles Manufactured by H.B. Smith Machine Company" catalog.

Provenance: Private Collection, Morristown, Tennessee

Condition

rust to metal components, dryness to leather on seat, overall wear, not tested

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