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Penny Farthing Antique Catalogs
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In 1975 Mel Barron, owner of Ridable Bicycle Replicas, bought the negatives for eleven 1880 Penny Farthing antique catalogs from Clyde Nitz's widow after he passed away. Clyde was very active in the local and National Wheelmen Club and helped get political recognition for bicycles long before the cause became popular. He was also the Commissioner of the Maryland Commission on Physical Fitness. In 1976, RBR had a printer make 1,000 copies of each of the 11 catalogs. |
| Catalog Title: (Click on the text links for details) | Pages | Price: |
| American Star 1886 | 38 | $6.95 |
| Eagle 1891 | 42 | $6.95 |
| Victor Bicycles 1892 | 42 | $6.95 |
| New Mail Safety 1891 | 6 | $1.95 |
| Columbia Chainless 1891 | 18 | $2.95 |
| Rudge Bicycles 1887 | 42 | $6.95 |
| Columbia 1884 | 36 | $6.95 |
| W.W. Stall 1886 | 50 | $7.95 |
| St. Nicholas Toy Co. | 16 | $3.95 |
| Columbia 1891 | 34 | $7.95 |
| New Rapid and Quadrant Cycles | 40 | $7.95 |
| Compilation Catalog of English Bicycles 1877-1886 | 104 | $29.95 |
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The catalogs
include beautiful line drawings of the unusual bicycles and illustrations of clothing and special tools.
One amazing revelation you will discover in these catalogs is just how expensive the bicycles back then were. |
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Please note that time has weathered the catalogs a bit, but they are still in good condition. Some of the individual catalogs are in short supply and we may soon be out of them. The catalogs also vary in length from 6 to 48 pages long.
To Place an Order:
call: (510) 769-0980 or send e-mail to: info@hiwheel.com
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Rideable
Bicycle Replicas
2329 Eagle Ave., Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: 510-769-0980 Fax: 510-521-7145
Email: info@hiwheel.com
Prices and availability subject to change without notice.
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