Transport Collector Auctions - Saturday, 18 April, 2009

Bicycles, Tricycles & Cycling Memorabilia

Cycling Spares

Lot 1: A box of nine leather saddles, mainly Brooks, various conditions and types. (9) £ 20 - 30
Lot 2: A box of narrow profile leather saddles, mainly Brooks, various conditions and types. (11) £ 20 - 30
Lot 3: A box of unused Middlemore Saddles showroom cards, with support cords and protecting tissue (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 4: Two showroom bicycle stands. (2) £ 10 - 20
Lot 5: A box of mainly Williams type chain wheels, circa 60, most in unused condition, various sizes. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 6: A box of modern front and rear wheel hubs: Mallard, Sachs, Bitex, Dura-Ace and others. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 7: A box of Sturmey Archer hub gears, various conditions and completeness, several early examples and internal brake shoe versions. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 8: A box of five high quality leather saddles, unused old stock: Brooks 'Champion S', 'Finesse', and a Wittkop tandem saddle, all with mounting brackets. (5) £ 80 - 120
Lot 9: A box of new old stock pedal spindles and three pairs of rat-trap pedals. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 10: A tin box containing various rear hub gear wheels, various sizes, most unused old stock. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 11: A bench-mounted, Millennium hand-wound spoke-threading machine, appearing to be in good useable condition. £ 30 - 60
Lot 12: Three bicycle chain cases, with mounting fittings and original enamel. AF (30) £ 10 - 20
Lot 13: Eight bicycle wheels, including two Westwood rims, four Mavic wheels and others. AF (8) £ 20 - 30
Lot 14: Eight unused old stock front and rear mudguards, together with a pair of Italian-manufactured, lightweight dropped handlebars. (9) £ 10 - 20
Lot 15: British Standard Whitworth. A large box of used and assorted taps, two boxes of dies, a box of die holders, a box of imperial size box spanners, machine tools and other hand tools. A good lot. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 16: A bag of wheel spindle, sprung oil-hole covers. (Qty) £ 10 - 20
Lot 17: A bag of Chater Lea and other threaded bottom bracket retainers. (Qty) £ 10 - 20
Lot 18: The Cantilever Brake 'Spare Parts' box containing assorted spares to include: brake blocks, hand levers, brake block shoes and nuts, frame clips and more in two trays. Also, a front wheel unit intact. Scripted hingeing box lid, with securing clip. £ 20 - 30
Lot 19: A Post Office bicycle, front rack assembly, period leather saddle and bell. (3) £ 40 - 80
Lot 20: A large leather saddle and seat post. £ 10 - 20
Lot 21: A bench-mounted adjustable bicycle repair clamp, painted grey. £ 40 - 60
Lot 22: A bench-mounted, or vice-gripped, spoke threading machine. £ 20 - 40
Lot 23: A box of unused & boxed old stock Sturmey Archer hubs, controls and fittings, etcetera. (Qty) £ 40 - 80

Bicycle Club Lapel Badges & Awards

Lot 24: Two delightful assayed silver and enamel London bicycle club pendants: The Actonia Cycling Club, assay mark for Birmingham 1939, inscribed verso '50 MRR Aldershot Open TT R-Styles 1939', and The Balham Cycling Club with four colour enamels, inscribed verso, '24-Hours C.F.Taylor 328 Miles'. Both in excellent condition. (2) £ 40 - 60
Lot 25: A rare attendance lapel pendant: 'The XII (Cycling) Congress of Munchen 17-22 July 1897', sponsored by the German Touring Club. A highly detailed depiction of a rider and bicycle in a country setting, original cord ties and manufacturer's socle recto. Also, a Gosport and a Poole Cycling Club medal, and another. (3) £ 40 - 60
Lot 26: A decorative cycling medal - silver on bronze intaglio design depicting bicycles and cyclists in celebration by G. Devreese. Recto the wording 'Ville De Bruxelles - Fetes Communales - Concours De Jeux et Tirs Populaires'. Not inscribed. £ 20 - 30
Lot 27: A decorative cycling medal - A silver-gilt on bronze intaglio art deco design and depicting two bicycle riders waved on their way by a deity and inscribed, 'WanderFahren 1932'. In delightful condition, it possesses a four-colour enamel badge and the letters, B.R.M.U., not inscribed. £ 30 - 40
Lot 28: A decorative cycling medal - A silver-gilt on bronze intaglio art deco design and depicting a cyclist with his bicycle overlooking a vista C. Charl. Not inscribed. £ 20 - 30
Lot 29: North Eastern Roads Club: one silver and two bronze cycling awarded to G. Harmsworth; variously inscribed for distance events dated 1933 & 1936 respectively; enamelled badge decoration on raised relief designs; inscriptions to reverse. (Founder family member of the Harmsworth Cycle Co.) (3) £ 20 - 30
Lot 30: Ten various bicycle club lapel badges, various conditions and types; Marlow & District Road Club; Nelson Wheelers Cycling Club; Lion Wheelers Cycling Club. Some without rear pins. (10) £ 40 - 60
Lot 31: Nine various bicycle club lapel badges, various conditions and types. (9) £ 40 - 60
Lot 32: Three winged wheel lapel badges, each with a lozenge at the base; President, Bugler and Sub-Captain. Each with RD 190698 stamped to the rear, in excellent order. (3) £ 80 - 120
Lot 33: Two Scottish Cyclists Union lapel badges. A blue and red enamel badge by Simpson showing the rearing lion of Scotland to the centre. The other being an assayed silver badge, both in good order with pins. (2) £ 60 - 90
Lot 34: Four N.C.U. enamel lapel badges to include 'Northampton Centre Judge'. Three with pins missing but each is in good fettle. (4) £ 60 - 90
Lot 35: Eight various C.T.C. circular lapel badges. (8) £ 40 - 60
Lot 36: Three Bath Wheelers lapel badges with red enamel decoration, one with a 'Treasurer' lozenge. Also, Clifton Cycling Club badge. All in good fettle but without pins. (4) £ 40 - 60
Lot 37: Edinburgh Athletic Bicycle Club. A rare small bronze award, lapel badge with a spoked wheel and the letters EABC between the cross of Saint Andrew verso and recto, '100 miles W. C. M. Oliver - 25th April 1888'. £ 40 - 60
Lot 38: Six silver coloured and enamel lapel badges: Elmfield Cycling Club; Central CC; H.B.C.; Southern Cycling Club; White Hart Cycling Club etcetera. In good fettle but missing pins. (6) £ 40 - 60
Lot 39: Six London area lapel badges: Manor Park CC; London County ACC; Kensal Rise CC; Hounslow & District Wheelers, Harrow CC etcetera. All in good order save several mounting pins missing. (6) £ 40 - 60
Lot 40: A C.T.C. triple wing and spoked wheel lapel locket with a R. E. Phillips designed 'tin ticket' for 1893. The circular ticket is inscribed to G. H. Tate, membership No 5696. Both items in excellent condition. £ 60 - 90
Lot 41: Thanet Cycling Club badge with blue enamel and the rearing horse of Kent centrally positioned. Sound but missing its rear clip. £ 20 - 30
Lot 42: A rare Stanley Bicycle Club lapel badge, having inset red enamel decoration in a shield motif. £ 20 - 30
Lot 43: Japan Cycling Club lapel badge, having white, red and blue enamel decoration with JCC scripted centre. Sprung securing pin to the rear. £ 20 - 30
Lot 44: A highly decorative Coronation-Cycle-Parade-1902 lapel badge by Vaughtons. Decorated with red and blue enamel, 'Club Prize - Won by V. S & M - B.M.C.C.' Excellent condition. £ 20 - 30
Lot 45: League of American Wheelmen Pioneers. A quad-foil style lapel badge with a winged wheel and LAW intaglio in the centre and 1880 on each leaf. Sound but missing its rear clip. £ 20 - 30
Lot 46: Nine enamelled foreign bicycle club lapel badges: The Globe CC, Nedal Wielern; R. C. Normannia; Melbourne Cycling Club and others all in good or better condition. Some missing their rear clips. (9) £ 40 - 60
Lot 47: Nine enamelled foreign club lapel badges: Johannesburg Wheelers; Berliner Bicycle Club; Socio Vializio and others all in good or better condition. Some missing their rear clips. (9) £ 40 - 60
Lot 48: Four enamelled bicycle club lapel badges: Central London CC; London Bicycle Club (2) and North London Tricycling Club. All in good or better condition. Two missing their rear clips. (4) £ 40 - 60
Lot 49: A large and interesting collection of cycling subject lapel badges. For the most part the badges reflect attendance at the C.T.C. York Rally's dating from 1952 to 2005. The early badges are colourfully enamelled and are in good condition. Other badges include: The Northern Cyclists August Meet 1905; Richmond Meet; NECM Jubilee Meet. Also some headstock badges to include: Bates; BSA; Dawes, etcetera. (Qty) £ 80 - 120

Bicycle Lamps & Lamp Catalogues

Lot 50: A large box of battery and dynamo lamps and spares dating from the 1930s to the 1950s, some unused old stock. Also two acetylene gas lamps to include a P&H Panther from the early 1930s, together with four oil lamps to include a restorable Silver King. A good interesting lot. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 51: A Joseph Lucas Ltd, third pattern candle lamp dating circa 1905. A sound lamp possessing its original nickel-plated finish, correct inside positioned, securing thumb wheel, candle cover, opening side window and double-convex front glass. The front rim retaining clip is missing. Also with the lot, a H. Miller & Co, oil-powered rear lamp, in need of refurbishment but useable. (2) £ 80 - 120
Lot 52: A box containing various bicycle lamps to include an acetylene gas lamp cleverly converted to battery power, other acetylene lamps, a boxed Lucas stop light for a bicycle and other rear lamps. (Qty) £ 30 - 50
Lot 53: A rare Bridgeport Brass 'Searchlight' oil lamp dating circa 1898. A heavily decorated and embossed lamp, complete and in excellent condition with its 'continental' mounting bracket, side jewels, central draft reservoir, burner and double convex front glass. £ 200 - 400
Lot 54: A Joseph Lucas Ltd. 'Aceta Major' second model acetylene gas lamp, code dated 1914 and retaining its delightful original nickel-plating, new burner, carbide damper, burner cleaner and sprung bracket. £ 40 - 80
Lot 55: A Powell & Hanmer lamp advertising poster. A limited edition reproduction poster from an original dated 1904, advertising Cycle & Motor lamps. 22 x 18 inches. £ 30 - 40
Lot 56: A Joseph Lucas Ltd., bicycle lamp advertisement being a reproduction of a poster dating from circa 1905 and featuring a lady seated on a milestone and holding a King of the Road oil powered lamp. £ 30 - 40
Lot 57: A Joseph Lucas Ltd., 'Cyclealities' catalogue illustrating and describing their full range of bicycle and motor cycle lighting (electric, oil and acetylene gas) for the 1930 season. 64pp, well defined images. £ 40 - 60
Lot 58: A Joseph Lucas Ltd., 'Cyclealities' catalogue illustrating and describing their full range of bicycle and motor cycle lighting (electric, oil and acetylene gas) for the 1931 season. 64pp, well defined images. £ 40 - 60
Lot 59: Two Powell & Hanmer Ltd., advertising folded broadsheets, One example for circa 1929, the other for 1932, both in good clean condition with excellent illustrations and captions. (2) £ 40 - 60
Lot 60: A Joseph Lucas & Son, 'Pathfinder'' oil lamp. Dating from before 1898, the lamp is in good original and useable condition. £ 40 - 60
Lot 61: A P&H 'Dictator' acetylene gas lamp dating from after 1931, together with a similar period Joseph Lucas Ltd oil lamp. Both in working order. (2) £ 40 - 60
Lot 62: Lamp and box. A Lucifer Baby dynamo powered projector and rear lamp. Unused old stock, it possesses its fittings and brackets. 1950s. £ 20 - 40
Lot 63: Lamp and box. An H. Miller & Co. dynamo powered projector and rear lamp. (no dynamo present). Unused old stock, it possesses its original wiring and mounting brackets. £ 20 - 40
Lot 64: An H. Miller & Co. Ltd. freestanding dynamo lighting display showing a bicyclist in profile. £ 80 - 120
Lot 65: A tray of circa 50 assorted bicycle lamp items, battery and dynamo units, some from the 1930s £ 40 - 80
Lot 66: A box containing unused old stock children's sirens, lamps, Max-Watch and other items. (c20) £ 20 - 40
Lot 67: A Joseph Lucas Ltd., counter top bicycle lamp display unit, chromium-plating. £ 60 - 80
Lot 68: A Joseph Lucas Ltd., 'Calcia Cadet' acetylene gas lamp, a third pattern dating circa 1931, in unused condition with original nickel-plating, all component parts in situ, no dents or abrasions. £ 40 - 60
Lot 69: Four oil-powered lamps. A Lucas Ltd., 'Warna' and a '29T' rear lamps, together with an unused P&H 'Demon' nickel-plated lamp and a 'Colonel' cylindrical pattern lamp. All in useable condition. (4) £ 80 - 120
Lot 70: A Lucas Ltd., 'Calcia Club' acetylene gas lamp dated 1928. A lamp in almost unused condition. £ 40 - 60
Lot 71: A Lucas Ltd., 'King of the Road' oil lamp in sound condition and ready to use. This is the cheaper model of the 'Silver King'. Original black and nickel finish. Circa 1908. £ 30 - 60
Lot 72: A Joseph Lucas Ltd., 'Calcia Cadet' acetylene gas lamp dated 1931 and with a chromium-plated finish in excellent condition, having seen very little use. £ 40 - 60
Lot 73: Joseph Lucas Ltd 'Calcia Cadet' - An acetylene gas lamp with its original black-enamel finish & nickel-plated fittings; good original condition; dated 1928; together with a small chrome-plated bugle-horn (lacking bulb). (2) £ 20 - 40
Lot 74: A tray containing eight bicycle lamps to include three Joseph Lucas Ltd acetylene gas lamps, nickel-plated acetylene gas lamps, a candle lamp and two oil-powered front lamps. (8) £ 40 - 60
Lot 75: A rare Joseph Lucas Ltd 'Holophote' oil lamp dating circa 1903, possessing all original components to include the internal thumb wheel which is often missing. £ 40 - 60
Lot 76: A circa 1897 Union Lamp Co. 'Williams Globe' vapour lamp. A rare lamp display mounted. See a description of this and other lamps in the series, page 70, Early Cycle Lighting 1868-1948 by P. W. Card. £ 30 - 40
Lot 77: A Joseph Lucas Ltd 'Aceta' acetylene gas bicycle lamp, polished brass with its burner and mounting bracket, dated 1921, the last year of production of this model. £ 10 - 20
Lot 78: A Joseph Lucas & Sons, 'Silver King of the Road' dating from 1897. A sound lamp with, unusually, the original owner's name nicely engraved on the heat cowl. £ 30 - 50
Lot 79: A Joseph Lucas point of sale lamp holder, used to display seven lamps on a counter-top. £ 80 - 120
Lot 80: A P&H acetylene gas projector set dating from the 1920s. Comprising a bicycle frame mounted generator, rear lamp and front lamp, with rubber tubing. (3) £ 50 - 80
Lot 81: A Motex acetylene gas generator together with three acetylene gas motor cycle rear lamps. Also a P&H acetylene gas powered motor cycle sidecar lamp. (5) £ 40 - 80
Lot 83: An H. Miller & Co. Ltd., oil-powered 'Bell Rock' lamp, dating post 1913 with its lateral Eddystone Lighthouse embossed side glasses and parallel mounting bracket. Original nickel-plating intact. £ 50 - 80
Lot 84: An H. Miller & Co. Ltd., oil-powered 'Bell Rock' lamp, dating post 1920 with its lateral Eddystone Lighthouse embossed side glasses and parallel mounting bracket. Original nickel-plating intact. £ 30 - 60
Lot 85: A Freeman & Thomas Lamp Co. 'Lauralite' oil-powered lamp dating circa 1911, original nickel-plating and fittings. £ 30 - 60
Lot 86: A P&H 'Kingfisher' oil-powered lamp, circa 1910 version, nickel-plating intact. Mounting bracket thumb wheel missing. £ 30 - 60
Lot 87: A rare Joseph Lucas Ltd acetylene gas projector, dating circa 1925 it comes with its complementary Joseph Lucas Ltd rear lamp and rubber tubing. (2) £ 30 - 60
Lot 88: An almost unused, Joseph Lucas Ltd 'Silver King' oil lamp dated 1925. It comes with its original instructions for use and mounting, spare wick and original delivery box. (2) £ 80 - 120
Lot 89: A Powell & Hanmer 'Demon King' in used condition together with its original delivery box. £ 20 - 30
Lot 90: An unused Wipac electric-powered projector together with its original deliver box. £ 30 - 60
Lot 91: A Joseph Lucas Ltd 'Silver King' dynamo-powered electric projector with its original rear lamp, dynamo, instructions for use and its original deliver box. Circa 1950. £ 30 - 60
Lot 92: Two carbide of calcium tins: a Challenge and a County Chemical, both in good order. (2) £ 10 - 20
Lot 93: A box containing a selection of oil powered bicycle lamps to include a Hermann Riemann 'Germania', a 'Luxor', an interesting French side-mounted lamp, other lamps and an interesting turned brass oil lamp filling jug. (8) £ 20 - 40
Lot 94: Four good oil-powered bicycle lamps: a Powell & Hanmer 'Horoscope' circa 1912, a 'Nelly' brass oil lamp, a mid 1920s 'Silver King', and a 'The Sprite' lamp. (4) £ 20 - 40
Lot 95: Four good French acetylene gas lamps, all with good nickel-plating, mounting brackets, burners and front glasses, indeed all likely to be in working order. (4) £ 20 - 40
Lot 96: Three candle-powered bicycle lamps, to include an early French type; also several Powell & Hanmer lamps and some lamp parts. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 97: A Joseph Lucas & Son hub bearing for a Joseph Lucas Ltd, 1884 pattern hub lamp. £ 50 - 80
Lot 98: A reproduction oil-powered hub lamp. Superbly manufactured in the style of a Joseph Lucas 'Popular' hub lamp of the mid 1880s, the lamp possesses red side glasses, bevelled edge front glass, embossed nameplate, centralising antennae and bearing clasp. An oil reservoir is fitted along with an appropriate tell-tale rear red glass. Unused and ready to mount. A similar lamp was sold by TCA last September. £ 300 - 600

Cycling Subject Books & Catalogues

Lot 100: Four good bicycle brochures: Royal Enfield, 24pp including cover; Harris Imperial for 1905, 48pp with good illustrations of the factory and products; Raleigh Cycle Co. Ltd. for 1937, 40pp including cover and Hercules Cycles for 1937, 48pp and card cover. Each a little soiled but good content. (4) £ 30 - 60
Lot 101: A box of octavo size cycling history books, to include good standards such as: A History of Rover Cycles, Winged Wheel, Wheels within Wheels, The Ingenious Mr Pedersen, Early Bicycles by Nick Clayton, a 1896 edition of Cycling by Lacy Hillier, a 1916 edition of Around the World on a Wheel, The Reg Harris Story, etcetera. Also good wire-bound and saddle stitched catalogue reproductions; Bicycles of the Year 1877, Sunbeam Cycles 1887-1895, 1908-1928, Sturmey Archer Hubs, Starley & Sutton Meteor 1884, 1885 Indispensable Handbook, Bicycles and Tricycles of the year 1889, A Canterbury Pilgrimage and many more. All in good condition. (Qty) £ 30 - 60
Lot 102: A large box of assorted but interesting pamphlets, magazines and club gazettes, to include a large number of Bonshaker issues, News & Views and A&B magazines. Also, hardbound books, to include: Bert Harris of the Poly; The Story of Raleigh Cycles; C.T.C. Gazette for 1907; King of the Road by Richie; 100 Years of British Cycle Racing; The Illustrated History of Sunbeam (two volumes); Wheels of Choice and many other good titles. All in good or better condition. (Qty) £ 30 - 60
Lot 103: A box of cycling books, to include: 'Round the World on a Wheel', by Foster Fraser, 'Nautilus in Scotland' 1884, 'The Bicycle Road Book' 1881 by Charles Spencer, 'King of the Road' first edition by Richie, 'Cycles in Colour' and other good titles. Some are working copies. (15) £ 30 - 40
Lot 104: A box containing over thirty books about cycling, its history and use. Also a good run of Cycle Touring (75 copies): April/May 1964 to Oct/Nov 1978, all in good clean condition. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 105: The Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette. Twenty-six issues covering the period 1900 to 1938; also issues dating from the 1940s and 1960s, Annual Dinner Menus with details of award winners (13), The Road Records Association, various documents, including letters, Women's Road Record Association documents and other cycling documentation, manuscript letters and notes. An interesting lot. £ 30 - 50
Lot 106: A 1939 Runwell catalogue, 96pp, soft card cover, together with a Runwell Competition broadsheet. £ 20 - 40
Lot 107: East London Rubber Co. A 1939 dated catalogue of cycling accessories, tools and clothing. Circa 200pp and supplements, profusely illustrated. In sound condition, hard cover a little soiled, square-backed. £ 20 - 40
Lot 108: No lot.
Lot 109: No lot.
Lot 110: No lot.
Lot 111: No lot.
Lot 112: A Sturmey Archer gears master catalogue dated 1959, listing model types, spares lists and with good illustrations. £ 20 - 40
Lot 113: Phillips Cycle Co. A good selection of paperwork to include: two new and five used sale cards with price labels, eleven items of price lists and correspondence, four cycle fittings catalogues for 1955-57, 58 and 1960, eleven handbooks, three catalogues and two dynamo maintenance leaflets. (Qty) £ 50 - 80
Lot 114: A set of 48 Raleigh publicity cards, illustrating both the bicycle types manufactured and component parts. £ 20 - 40
Lot 115: Facile Bicycle Co. A collection of items belonging to H. R. Goodwin, well-known distance record-holder. A 26 page illustrated Facile Catalogue listing in detail the records he had established between London, Lands End and John o' Groats. Also a Bacons advertising map with a Facile illustrated, several business cards, various postcards and photographs of high bicycles and other documents. A good, interesting lot. (Qty) See also lot 366 £ 200 - 300
Lot 116: A good lot comprising eight Milk Race programmes dating between 1975 & 1986. International Cycle Sport Cyclo-Cross and other programmes from the early 70s and Sturmey Archer spare parts list for Dynohub, KB, BF, BR, KT, BFT and BRT. (Qty) £ 10 - 20
Lot 117: A good lot containing: Southern Veteran Cycling Club Herne Hill Rally programmes for 1967 (first), 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972,1973, 1974 and 1975. Also, various other programmes: NAVCC Rally, 1963, 1971, 1972, some early Ripley Run and Surrey Ride programmes and the Canterbury pilgrimage 1984. Also, several handbooks and Cycling All Rounder Concert programmes and more. (Qty) £ 10 - 20
Lot 118: A good run of Cyclist magazine from 1939 to 1940. Good sound loose issues. (Qty) £ 10 - 20
Lot 119: A 1952 Elswick Cycles colour catalogue together with a 1949 dated Rudge catalogue and a Phillips promotional booklet, 'Salute to Cycling'. All in good clean condition. (3) £ 20 - 30
Lot 120: An 1896 'The National Cycle Show' list of exhibitors and stands in the main gallery. Also, a 1925 Phillips fittings brochure with excellent images. (2) £ 10 - 20
Lot 121: Thirteen UK patent abridgment books, being Group XXXI, 'Cycles & Motor Vehicles' and Group XXIV 'Gearing' for the period just after WWII to 1960s. Each page referring to a bicycle patent is marked (there are an awful lot). In good clean condition, excellent for identifying the 'Light Weight' period patents & designs. (13) £ 50 - 100
Lot 122: Fellowship News. 125 copies from No 2 (June 1965) to No 135 (September 1998) £ 10 - 20
Lot 123: Thirty-seven copies of New Cyclist from No 1 (Spring 1988) to No 37 (Sep 1993). £ 10 - 20
Lot 124: Seventy-six copies of International Cycle Sport: No 1 (May 1968) to No 197 (Oct 1984). £ 10 - 20
Lot 125: Forty-six copies of Cycling Plus. No 1 (Feb 1992) to present. £ 10 - 20
Lot 126: Fifty-eight copies of Courier by J. B. Wrigley, changing to Sporting Cyclist, from Winter 1955 to March 1968, all in good clean condition. £ 20 - 40
Lot 127: Sixty-four copies of The Rough Stuff Journal together with Fifty-four copies of Cycle Engineers Institute Proceedings monthly newsletter, (June 1989 to Spring 1998). All in good condition. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 128: Reg Harris - the Raleigh riding sprint champion, three signed images, each mounted. (3) £ 20 - 40
Lot 129: Peter Brotherton a signed illustration together with a monochrome photograph of F. W. Southall of the Norwood Paragon Bicycling Club. Both mounted. (2) £ 20 - 40
Lot 130: Mikael Pedersen and his wife, mounted on a Humber pattern tandem tricycle, A monochrome photograph dating circa 1889. Mounted. £ 10 - 20
Lot 131: Work Magazine. Various sheets and cuttings dating 1887 - 1901, with cycling details and interest. £ 10 - 20
Lot 132: A good collection of assorted and various cycling subject greetings cards and colour pictures. About 170, in good clean condition. £ 10 - 20
Lot 133: A collection of cycling subject postcards, photographs and pictures. (c175) £ 50 - 100
Lot 134: A collection of press and other photographs covering Elswick, Hopper, Humber, Raleigh and Sturmey Archer, some display mounted. Circa 150. £ 20 - 40

From The Collection Of The Late Bill Bush (part 1)

Lot 135: The George Moore Collection. A set of six hardbound books by BeeKay Products celebrating the artistry of George Moore and his work between 1885 and 1914. Produced in a limited edition of 1000 books between 1979 and 1985, this set is numbered 26. All in sound condition, with clean dustcovers. (6) £ 30 - 60
Lot 136: A cuttings scrapbook, having interesting cycling images and articles of interest pasted in, all dating between the 1880s and 1900 period. Ex Libris Dick Swann. £ 30 - 60
Lot 137: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 1 Number 1 (January 1891) to Volume 6 Number 156 (January 1894). Uniformly bound as six books in maroon publisher's bindings, gilt and black lettering. The editorial is generally sound, the bindings a little faded with some wear to the spines. (6) £ 200 - 400
Lot 138: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 7 Number 157 (January 1894) to Volume 8 Number 208 (January 1895). Half-bound in leather and dark maroon cloth, with gold tooling on the spine. Editorial sound, but the binding is worn and the hinges weak. £ 50 - 80
Lot 139: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 9 Number 209 (January 1895) to Volume 10 Number 260 (January 1896). Bound in black cloth, with gilt lettering tooling on the spine. Editorial is sound, but the hinges are weak. £ 50 - 80
Lot 140: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 11 Number 261 (January 1896) to Volume 12 Number 312 (January 1897). Bound in dark blue cloth, with gold tooling on the spine. Editorial and binding sound, some foxing. £ 50 - 80
Lot 141: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 13 Number 313 (January 1897) to Volume 14 Number 364 (January 1898). Bound in dark blue cloth, with gold tooling on the spine. Editorial and binding sound, some loose pages. £ 50 - 80
Lot 142: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 15 Number 371 (February 1898) to Volume 15 Number 390 (July 1898) in one book having a brown cloth cover with gilt lettering. Also, Volume 16 Number 391 (July 1898) to Volume 16 Number 416 (January 1899). Bound in publisher's binding with gold tooling, contents loose. (2) £ 50 - 80
Lot 143: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 17 Number 426 (March 1899) to Volume 18 Number 454 (September 1899) also bound in the same book are three issues of 'The Wheel' from March and April 1899. Bound in maroon cloth with worn spine. A second book, Volume 18 Number 455 (October 1899) to Volume 20 Number 511 (November 1900). Bound in maroon cloth, spine worn. Editorial sound, some foxing. (2) £ 50 - 80
Lot 144: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 18 Number 458 (January 1900) to Volume 20 Number 519 (December 1900). Bound in red cloth and leather with a poor spine. Editorial sound. £ 50 - 80
Lot 145: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 21 Number 521 (January 1901) to Volume 22 Number 572 (January 1902). Bound in blue cloth. Editorial sound, albeit with loose pages, some foxing, binding stained. £ 50 - 80
Lot 146: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 25 Number 625 (January 1903) to Volume 26 Number 676 (January 1904). Bound in dark green cloth, with gilt tooling on the spine. Editorial & binding sound, some foxing. £ 50 - 80
Lot 147: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 27 Number 677 (January 1904) to Volume 30 Number 780 (December 1905). Four books bound in dark green and maroon cloth, with gold tooling on the spines, one book with damaged spine. (4). Editorial reasonably sound, some foxing. (4) £ 50 - 80
Lot 148: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 31 Number 781 (January 1906) to Volume 34 Number 884 (December 1907). Four books, 1906 bound in dark green publisher's bindings with gold tooling, 1907 differently bound, one book with green cloth and loose spine, the other leather and red cloth. (4) £ 50 - 80
Lot 149: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 35 Number 885 (January 1908) to Volume 38 Number 989 (December 1909). Three books with mixed bindings, one example bound in dark green publisher's covers with gold tooling, the other two in blue cloth with some loose pages. (3) £ 50 - 80
Lot 150: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 39 Number 990 (January 1910) to Volume 42 Number 1093 (December 1911). Four books with mixed bindings, two books in blue publisher's bindings, another with a damaged spine. Editorial reasonably sound, some foxing. (4) £ 50 - 80
Lot 151: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 43 Number 1094 (January 1912) to Volume 46 Number 1197 (December 1913). Four books with uniform blue publisher's bindings. Good sound condition. (4) £ 50 - 80
Lot 152: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 47 Number 1198 (January 1914) to Volume 50 Number 1302 (December 1915). Four books with uniform blue publisher's bindings. Good sound condition. (4) £ 50 - 80
Lot 153: 'Cycling' magazine Volume 51 Number 1305 (January 1916) to Volume 55 Number 1412 (February 1918). Four books, three with uniform blue publisher's bindings. The other bound with some covers. Sound condition. (4) £ 50 - 80
Lot 154: A good run of 'Cycling' magazine Volume 55 Number 1407 (January 1918) through to issue 4661 (December 1980). 122 books with mixed bindings, generally good editorial, some loose pages. (122) £ 800 - 1,200
Lot 155: 'Cycling World Illustrated' changing to the 'Cycle and Motor World'. A large format and highly pictorial bicycling magazine, Volume 1 Number 1 (March 1896) to Volume 3 number 57 (April 1897). Bound in two volumes with dark blue buckram and gilt lettering. Tight spines. (2) £ 120 - 160
Lot 156: The Sportfolio. Dated 1896, 140pp, illustrating 34 monochrome images of period racing cyclists, together with titles and names of the personalities. £ 20 - 40
Lot 157: The First Fifty Years of the Catford Cycling Club. 1936 first edition, 479pp with appendix and centrally positioned monochrome photographs. Tight binding, cover faded. A rare book. £ 70 - 90
Lot 158: The North Road Gazette, edited by E. Wilson. The magazine of the North Road Club, Volume 1 Number 1 (January 1903) to Volume 4 Number 48 (December 1906). Bound in two books with black leatherette bindings and gilt insignia on the front cover. Spines a little weak and damaged. (2) £ 20 - 40

Cycling Memorabilia & Accoutrements

Lot 159: Three pairs of cycling shoes, two unused, and a leather head protector. £ 10 - 20
Lot 160: Six various cycling shoulder bags, also a wealth of shop advertising material to include items for B.S.A., Constrictor, Holdsworth, Orbit, dinner menus and a rare Raleigh lighting-up time freestanding counter card. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 161: An EverReady counter top display together with other cycle shop advertising to include items for Dawes, Philips, Rudge window freeze, Raleigh show cards and framed and glazed advertising pictures. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 162: Thirteen transfer-printed advertising shelf-hangers: Romac, Dunlop and others. £ 80 - 120
Lot 163: A Sturmey Archer / Brooks, 240-volt mechanical card showroom display box. 28 x 20 x 3-inches. £ 20 - 40
Lot 164: A Peugeot double-sided illuminated showroom display sign. Appears unused. 20 x 11 x 6-inches. £ 80 - 120
Lot 165: A Scottish Tyres advertising show card. Mounted, framed and glazed. 17 x 21-inches. £ 80 - 120
Lot 166: A Michelin Tyres advertising show card. Mounted, framed and glazed. 16 x 20-inches. £ 80 - 120
Lot 167: A 'Team Saracen' Perspex-cased illuminated advertising with scripted team Saracen in an ovoid frame. 240-volt neon tubing, working at the time of cataloguing. 47 1/2 x 15 1/2, 3-inches deep. £ 80 - 120
Lot 168: Fifty assorted bicycling advertising posters, various sizes and types. (50) £ 20 - 40
Lot 169: Six veteran cycle calendars dated 1981, 83, 87, 92 and 95 together with another. (7) £ 10 - 20
Lot 170: A Raleigh 1983 'Erotic' calendar. Restricted viewing. Together with a Raleigh centenary calendar for 1987. (2) £ 20 - 40
Lot 171: Five high quality reproductions of French cycling posters. Good clean condition. (5) £ 20 - 40
Lot 172: Ten colourful posters for Brooks, Sturmey Archer Rosta. Also seven Sturmey Archer gears instructional posters, with cut-aways and exploded views of hub gears. (17) £ 40 - 60
Lot 173: Twelve assorted colourful posters, including a reproduction Joseph Lucas Ltd advertising poster. £ 20 - 40
Lot 174: Six colourful advertising and other posters, in good fettle, ready to mount. (6) £ 20 - 40
Lot 175: Eight colourful posters, to include the Dunlop team, all in good fettle and ready to mount or frame. (8) £ 20 - 40
Lot 176: A collection of 22 Carte-de-Visites and Cabinet Cards and others, depicting (mainly) children with their bicycles and tricycles. Some in good condition, housed in plastic pockets. (22) £ 100 - 200
Lot 177: 'Velocipede practising at the Crystal Palace'. A monochrome picture removed from the Illustrated Times magazine circa 1869, good contrast and condition, mounted, unframed. £ 20 - 40
Lot 178: 'Velocipede races at LeVallois'. A monochrome picture removed from the Illustrated Times magazine circa 1869, good contrast and condition, mounted, unframed. £ 20 - 40
Lot 179: Hobby Horse Caricature print. 'Pedestrians travelling on the New Invented Hobby Horse, in this case what appears to be a tricycle, published by Sidebethem, 1819, with colour wash. A rare image showing a Dandy mounted on his machine and striding hard. Mounted, framed and glazed. £ 200 - 300
Lot 180: An 1894 (July 16th) printed Leadenhall Press Ltd. lithographic print 'The Hobby Horse' of 1819. One of the Nostalgia Pastimes series. Good quality colour image 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. £ 80 - 120
Lot 181: Frank Paterson. A framed and glazed print depicting old cottages in East Dereham, Norfolk. 10 x 11-inches. £ 20 - 30
Lot 182: Five cycling scraps in good condition, mounted in a modern frame. 10 x 10 inches. £ 20 - 30
Lot 183: Nine cycling scraps in good condition, mounted in a modern frame. 16 x 14 inches. £ 40 - 60
Lot 184: A collection of seven Emmerson & Son beer bottles, various types, but each with a bicycle motif and in good condition. (7) £ 20 - 30
Lot 185: 'The London Bicycle Club 100 Miles Trial Road Medallion'. A large bronze cycling medal awarded to C.T. PRICE Whit Monday 1897 5' 52" (five hours, fifty-two minutes). Contained in its original blue velvet-lined presentation case (now distressed a little), the medal was infrequently given and probably represented a significant achievement at the time with an average of over 18mph on a bicycle. The medal depicts in raised relief the aforementioned wording and a rider on his Ordinary, centrally positioned. The LBC was founded in 1874 and was one of the most famous early clubs. Previously known as The London Amateur Bicycle Club, which had grown out of the Tension Bicycle Club, the word 'amateur' was dropped in 1874. Very good original condition save for a little rubbing to the highlights and bruising on the top edge. 4-inchs (10.5cms) diameter. £ 200 - 300
Lot 186: A selection of cycling photographs to include a large image of F. Brown Cycle Agent. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 191: A good selection of cycling and other maps, to include two Victorian examples by The Bicycle & Tricycle Supply Association. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 192: A Rosse Freres cape hood manufacturer's catalogue circa 1905 together with three Au Bon Marche advertising cards and a board game, The London to Brighton race with two counters. £ 20 - 30
Lot 193: A rare representative's display card or shop counter advertisement displaying a colourful knitted skirt-guard, of the type fitted to the rear mudguard of ladies bicycles. French text. Sound condition. £ 30 - 60
Lot 194: A collection of cycling themed paper ephemera, including cuttings, 1905 Panneton cycle catalogue, greetings cards, drawings, children's books with bicycling covers, advertising postcards, etcetera. (Qty) £ 20 - 30
Lot 195: A collection of loose photographs and photograph reprints of mainly cycling and cycling scenes from the post 1895 period, one example framed. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 196: Twenty mainly French advertising 'collectors' cards, most with good colour and definition. Together with other similar cards, all in good or better condition. (Qty) £ 80 - 120
Lot 197: Seventy-two mainly French advertising 'collectors' cards dating pre-1905. Good quality colour printing, some with a gold finish, the artistry and condition of most is delightful. Housed in six multi pockets. (6) £ 300 - 400
Lot 198: A good collection of Victorian cycling scraps, some ready to paste, others still part of their original sheet. Good original condition with good colour. (Qty) £ 40 - 80
Lot 199: Five sets of playing cards, four sets with cycling motifs. (AF) £ 20 - 30
Lot 200: A box of assorted transfer printed cycling oil tins to include a rare Electrine 'whiskey flask' type, together with items manufactured by Lucas Ltd, Searchlight, Will-o-the-Wisp etcetera. Also four rare half-tins of oil together with a delightful Vulcan Repair Outfit tin and others. A good lot. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 201: A box of assorted thumb control bicycle bells. Various conditions and manufacturers. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 202: A Bates Tyres pressed tin and painted shop sign, in need of refurbishment. £ 20 - 40
Lot 203: A box containing two shaped leather tool bags for a bicycle, an expanding cup with a depiction of a tandem on the lid, an early inch-pitch chain wheel and some handlebar grips. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 204: Two leather saddles, a Starlight and a L'inextensible (particularly long) French saddle. (2) £ 20 - 40
Lot 205: Two Dursley Pedersen type, 'narrow profile' tyre-pumps together with a chrome-plated pump. (3) £ 20 - 40
Lot 206: Four Reversa type bicycle tyre-pumps, two with very good nickel-plating. £ 20 - 40
Lot 207: Four chubby & short, saddle-bag type tyre-pumps to include a rare extendable type. (4) £ 20 - 40
Lot 208: Two brass bicycle bells. (2) £ 20 - 30
Lot 209: Two similar nickel-plated on brass bicycle bells. (2) £ 20 - 30
Lot 210: Two nickel-plated on brass bicycle bells. (2) £ 20 - 30
Lot 211: Three handlebar fitted Ruggle Bells, in need of repair. (3) £ 20 - 30
Lot 212: Three handlebar fitted Ruggle Bells, in need of repair. (3) £ 20 - 30
Lot 213: A good 'stop' Ruggle bell, showing signs of its original nickel-plating on brass, sprung-clip fitting for the handlebars. £ 40 - 60
Lot 214: Eight French style handlebar mounted bicycle bells, each in need of repair. (8) £ 20 - 30
Lot 215: Six bicycle oilers, to include a type fitted to a saddle seat tube and a 'Pocket Oiler'. (6) £ 20 - 30
Lot 216: Six bicycle oilers brass and nickel-plated finish. (6) £ 20 - 30
Lot 217: Three oilers, a Teclamet greaser and a Keystone oil can with its original box. (5) £ 20 - 30
Lot 218: A Joseph Lucas & Son TBLW 'New Coventry' bicycle oiler with its patented folding nozzle and end cap, also a later Joseph Lucas Ltd 'Favorite' bicycle oiler in a nickel-plated finish. (2) £ 40 - 60
Lot 219: Two early mechanical bicycle spanners and four multi-spanners. (6) £ 20 - 30
Lot 220: Six adjustable bicycle spanners and two other tools. (8) £ 20 - 30
Lot 221: An early pattern, Sturmey Archer handlebar mounted, three-speed gear lever and two driving belt hole punches. (3) £ 20 - 30
Lot 222: Two whistles, a John Bull embossed miniature vulcaniser, a leather calling-card holder inscribed R&P Cycles and a C.T.C. 'Special Customs Ticket' booklet with a tipped-in photograph dated 1906. (5) £ 30 - 60
Lot 223: An original spoke-grip, a nipple spanner and a four-window bicycle cyclometer. (3) £ 30 - 60
Lot 224: Enamel Lapel cycling club badges, The Hull Bicycle Club, Stanley Rovers Cycling Club, Catholic Cycling Club, Polperro Cycling Club and Barnet Cycling Club and several others. (7) £ 30 - 60
Lot 225: Several cycling stick pins, four enamel cycling badges and an 1897 assayed silver cycling brooch. (Qty) £ 20 - 40
Lot 226: A large cycling medallion imaging in relief, an Ordinary rider, a tricycle rider and a cyclist on a cross-frame Safety Bicycle, gilt finish, in excellent condition, un-inscribed. Also, seven other silver and gold coloured medallions together with a German silver second prize award dated 1886. (8) £ 30 - 60
Lot 227: A gentleman's watch chain fob having a spoked wheel and a lamp motif, the latter with a red cut-glass decoration and an engraved depiction of an Ordinary on the rear. Nickel-plated on brass. £ 30 - 60
Lot 228: A gentleman's watch chain fob having a spoked wheel, dropped handlebars and a bell motif,. Nickel-plated on brass. £ 30 - 60

From The Collection Of The Late Bill Bush (part 2)

Lot 229: A circa 1900, Lucas 'Reversa' pneumatic bicycle pump, two other similar but smaller Reversa type pumps, together with a Dursley Pedersen (type) slim nickel-plated brass pneumatic bicycle pump. (4) £ 40 - 60
Lot 230: A Joseph Lucas Ltd 'LSD' bicycle bell having its original nickel-plated finish and correct clamp. £ 70 - 90
Lot 231: A display board of European bicycle licence plates. (10) £ 30 - 60
Lot 232: A display board of bicycle brake mechanisms, handlebar levers, etcetera. £ 30 - 60
Lot 233: A display board comprising eleven different tyre-pumps, eight tyre-pump clips and several mudguard extensions. £ 40 - 60
Lot 234: A display board with three Joseph Lucas Ltd 'Gem' bicycle locks, a nickel-plated bundle carrier, saddle-bag supports, bell and Joseph Lucas Ltd cyclometer. £ 30 - 60
Lot 235: A Constrictor gear change mechanism in parallelogram form with its handlebar control lever. £ 30 - 50
Lot 236: Two Actulite aluminium bicycle rims, for 26 x 1-inch. One with spokes and front wheel hub, the other still in its delivery wrapping. (2) £ 30 - 50
Lot 237: A C.T.C. yellow and blue-coloured, circular wall sign. 16-inch diameter. £ 40 - 60
Lot 238: A Long nose leather bicycle saddle with fore and aft coil springs and central mounting, suitable for a Safety Bicycle. £ 70 - 90
Lot 239: A decorative advertising mirror for Raleigh and A. A. Zimmermann, 'Champion of the World' and a Fry's advertisement showing a bicycling race in progress. Both reproductions. (2) £ 10 - 20

Further Properties (part 1)

Lot 240: 'Wheeling' by Jaques & Son. A box containing the rules, five lead cyclist counters, a spinner and eleven named cards, housed in their original box with its multi-colour label. This box complements the following lot but is offered by a different vendor. £ 20 - 30
Lot 241: 'Wheeling' by Jaques & Son. A cycling board game. The board (only) covered in green buckram with gold tooling, opening to reveal colourful cycling vignettes and an image of the Anchor at Ripley. No counters but see previous lot. £ 20 - 30
Lot 242: Crown Devon beer-stein having a colourful depiction of 'Daisy Bell' on a tandem. In attractive and displayable condition, it possesses a small chip on the inside rim and the musical movement is missing. £ 20 - 40
Lot 243: A French-manufactured 'Simplex' front gear changer. £ 20 - 30
Lot 244: A bicycle bell with a claw fitting for an 1890s period bicycle or tricycle. Painted black. £ 80 - 120
Lot 245: A leather tool bag in good clean condition, embossed 'Rover' with a Bee insignia. £ 80 - 120
Lot 246: A box of about 40 various and unused bicycle water bottles. (c40) £ 10 - 20
Lot 247: A lady's sprung skirt-grip, having a pierced brass decoration, double chain and belt hook, the former with 'Patent 8599' inscribed. £ 40 - 80
Lot 248: A lady's skirt-grip being the sugar tong type with a sliding grip and black cord tie. £ 40 - 80
Lot 249: A Michelin tyres advertising trade gift, Mr Bibendom seated on the edge of the Bakelite bowl. £ 20 - 40
Lot 250: A Henry Keat & Sons of Stoke Newington, London, triple-turn cyclist's bugle having an oval trumpet, removeable nickel-plated mouthpiece and manufacturer's inscription. £ 180 - 220
Lot 251: A 'New Departure' (?) for Brown Brothers Ltd., double-chime bicycle bell with handlebar fitting, polished brass & working. £ 20 - 40
Lot 252: A Köhler & Son of Piccadilly, hand held two-note signal horn, polished brass with a nickel-plated mouth piece and lanyard ring. £ 60 - 90
Lot 253: An EMCA 'City' hand held whistle of the type used by cyclists, this example fitted with a decorative steel neck chain. £ 20 - 30
Lot 254: A pair of Victorian bicycle luggage or bundle carriers, each with a tightening screw for handlebar mounting, polished solid brass. (2) £ 30 - 50
Lot 255: A Renshaw bicycle lock and its long loop chain, together with its original key. £ 10 - 20
Lot 256: A box containing several bicycle rear hubs together with some Corgi unused old stock toys, dress guard cord and brake parts. (Qty) £ 10 - 20
Lot 257: A large tray of assorted and useful Sturmey Archer hubs and spares, a good assortment. (Qty) £ 10 - 30
Lot 258: Two bicycle stands. £ 10 - 20
Lot 259: Two bicycle stands, a wire type and a moulded claws foot model. £ 10 - 20
Lot 260: A Coronet Ware, colour transfer decorative plate imaging an early Velocipede and Ordinary. Gilt edging, six-inch diameter. £ 10 - 20
Lot 261: A Royal Doulton 'Christmas Plate' for 1982, retaining its original delivery box and wrapping. £ 15 - 25
Lot 262: A Masons Ironstone limited edition, commemoration plate, 'One Hundred Years of the Penny Farthing' 1872-1972. Numbered 403, in fine condition. £ 50 - 80
Lot 263: A brass bicycle tyre-pump, in working order. £ 10 - 20
Lot 264: A petit Bisque posy holder decorated with a dog riding a bicycle. Good condition. £ 20 - 40
Lot 265: A desk inkwell in the form of a circa 1893 Safety Bicycle supporting a tray with a glass inkwell with a hinged lid. Nicely made having its original rubber tyres, pedals, handlebars and saddle. £ 80 - 120
Lot 266: A New York Standard Watch Co., bicycle milometer suitable for a 28-inch wheel. This is a Victorian period example with a white porcelain dial and outer-edge '100ths of a mile' pointer and a three-window recorder. £ 20 - 40
Lot 267: A collection of nine 'Coventry Mineral Water' bottles, various types but each with a bicycle motif and in good condition. (9) £ 30 - 60
Lot 268: A collection of three 'G. W. Patrick of Smethwick' beer bottles, together with a Ross & Co, 'Doctors Stout, a Coventry Mineral Water Ginger Beer' and another, all with a bicycle motif and in good condition. (6) £ 30 - 60
Lot 269: Two Joseph Lucas Ltd, brass oil cans and another of steel. (3) £ 20 - 30
Lot 270: Two bicycle stands in serviceable condition. (2) £ 20 - 30
Lot 271: Four bicycle stands in serviceable condition. (4) £ 20 - 30
Lot 272: Two BSA Three-Speed hubs. (2) £ 20 - 30

Bicycle Frames & Repair Stands

Lot 291: A circa 1932 Sun 'Superlite' 20-inch bicycle frame with its forks, lamp bracket and seat tube. (2) £ 20 - 40
Lot 292: A lady's 24-inch loop frame with a pair of blind-end forks and another pair of forks. (3) £ 10 - 20
Lot 293: A Claud Butler 'La Quelda' type 22-inch bicycle frame and forks. Retaining original transfers but with blue over-paint. Frame number not visible. £ 20 - 40
Lot 294: A Bates double-gentleman's 21-inch tandem frame numbered 8175. Constructed from Cantiflex tubing with delicate tube ends and swaged, together with a pair of Diadrant forks. The frame is unpainted and comes without fittings. Ready to build into a delightful machine. (2) £ 100 - 200
Lot 295: A French-manufactured, blue-coloured, floor standing bicycle repair and adjustment stand, with adjustable clamp and original tray, in good useable order. £ 60 - 90
Lot 296: A floor standing bicycle repair and adjustment stand, with adjustable clamp and original tray, in good useable order, brown-painted. £ 60 - 90
Lot 297: A floor standing bicycle repair and adjustment stand, with adjustable clamp and original tray, in good useable order. £ 60 - 90
Lot 298: A Cycle-Master in its driving wheel, appears complete. £ 40 - 80
Lot 299: Two gentleman's bicycle frames together with a black-painted double-gents' tandem frame and its forks. (3) £ 40 - 80

Bicycles (part 1)

Lot 300: A gentleman's Humber bicycle dating from the 1930s possessing its typical double-forks, Endrick rims and Humber chain-wheel. 23-inch frame. Also another similar 24-inch frame. (2) £ 20 - 30
Lot 301: A lady's Raleigh loop-frame bicycle dating from the 1920s, 24-inch frame, 28-inch wheels, rod braking, steering lock, chain case, skirt-guard, a good clean saddle and original black enamel, box lining and transfers. £ 80 - 120
Lot 302: A gentleman's Raleigh 'Clubman' lightweight bicycle of circa 1948 with a 22-inch frame numbered 572626, finished in green enamel, 26-inch alloy wheels with a Sturmey Archer AM Hub gear, alloy mudguards, flat alloy handlebars and a Brooks B17 leather saddle. £ 40 - 80
Lot 303: A lady's loop-frame bicycle 'Rival' of 'Norwich' head stock transfer. It possesses a 22-inch frame, 28-inch wheels, full fabric chain case, rod brakes, replaced enamel, dating from the 1920s. £ 80 - 120
Lot 304: A gentleman's BSA bicycle probably dating from the 1930s, 22-inch frame, 24-inch Endrich steel wheels, centre pull calliper brakes, BSA three-speed rear hum with its original top-bar mounted control, cream celluloid mudguards and semi-upturned handlebars, rear rack and Veeder cyclometer. £ 40 - 80
Lot 305: A gentleman's Raleigh 'All Steel Sport' bicycle with a 21-inch frame, 26-inch Endrick wheels, a Sturmey Archer K6 Three-speed rear hub and Lautewasser handlebars. Circa 1936. £ 40 - 80
Lot 306: A gentleman's Rudge-Whitworth roadster bicycle having a 26-inch frame, 28-inch wheels with a Sturmey Archer AW rear hub with its original top-tube control, chromium-plated Westwood rims, rod brakes, leather saddle, split rubber pedals, celluloid covered handlebars and good condition black enamel with yellow box lining. £ 40 - 80
Lot 307: A Moulton 'Space Frame' bicycle dating from 1985, having a charcoal grey enamel frame numbered 709003, new leather saddle, inverted brake levers, Sturmey Archer five-speed hub. With some refurbishment, ready to ride. £ 200 - 300
Lot 308: A Moulton 'Standard' dual gender bicycle having a frame number of 030036, a Sturmey Archer four-speed rear hub, light grey enamel, front and rear carriers, saddle and typical Moulton handlebars. £ 30 - 60
Lot 309: A Moulton 'De Luke' dual gender bicycle having a frame number of 039300, a Sturmey Archer four-speed rear hub, green enamel frame, rear carrier, prop stand, dynamo lighting saddle and Moulton handlebars. £ 30 - 60
Lot 310: A small adult/child Raleigh 16-inch frame folding bicycle having its original lilac enamel, chromium-plated fittings, prop stand, Sturmey Archer rear hub, rear rack, good saddle, pump and chain guard. £ 20 - 40
Lot 311: An Itera dual-gender bicycle dating from the early 1980s. In very good clean condition with its light green coloured plastic 21-inch frame, rear rack, pedals, lock with key, three-speed Sturmey Archer hub gear, lighting etcetera. Perhaps the nicest example offered in recent years. £ 20 - 40
Lot 312: A gentleman's Raleigh bicycle having a 21-inch frame, numbered 715441, 26-inch Endrick wheels, Sturmey Archer TF4 two-speed hub gear, radial spoked front wheel, cream celluloid mudguards, lamp bracket, rear rack and good saddle. 1930s. £ 60 - 90
Lot 313: A gentleman's Elswick-Hopper bicycle dating from the 1930s. Comprising a 22-inch frame numbered 9394, 26-inch Westwood rim wheels, rod-operated brakes, a Trivelox three-speed derailleur gearing, pump, saddle and a dark green enamel finish with black mudguards. £ 60 - 90
Lot 314: A gentleman's Raleigh roadster bicycle probably dating from the 1920s. It possesses a 24-inch frame, 28-inch wheels, Sturmey Archer three-speed hub gear with a hand control on the top tube. No saddle, but it has a rear rack and a full chain case. £ 40 - 60
Lot 315: A lady's Elswick bicycle frame of interesting construction, a loop frame design but with a double-braced down tube and a braced rear quadrant behind the crank bearing. Without wheels, it retains its correct rear mudguard, with full drilling for a skirt-guard, Sturmey Archer hand control, up-turned handlebars with rod brake fittings. The nickel-plated bright parts would indicate the 1920s or earlier. Two wheels included. £ 180 - 220
Lot 316: A gentleman's Runwell bicycle having a 22-inch headstock braced frame, 26-inch wheels with rod-operated hub brakes, Sturmey Archer gearing, up-turned handlebars, Runwell chain wheel and cranks. £ 40 - 80
Lot 317: A gentleman's roadster bicycle having a 24-inch frame, 26-inch Westwood rims, black enamel frame, semi-double-hollow rear quadrant stay, good bright work, rod-operated braking. £ 40 - 80
Lot 318: A highly restorable carrier bicycle comprising a 24-inch driving wheel and a 20-inch front wheel, mudguards, small chain wheel, long cranks and pedals, a front basket holder with double-bracing to the rear of the frame. Rusty but sound. £ 40 - 80
Lot 319: A BSA second pattern folding bicycle (Paratrooper's type) having the standard 21-inch frame, sliding pedals on 6.5-inch cranks, Bowden cable operated calliper front brake, correct handlebars, centrally positioned wing nuts, 26-inch later wheels, BSA chain wheel and a Wrights leather saddle. £ 180 - 220

Semi-Racing & Lightweight Bicycles

Lot 320: An early 1950s, E. F. Russ of Battersea Rise, London, gentleman's racer having its original black enamel 21-inch frame with original transfers, chromium-plated fork ends, 26 x 1 1/4-inch wheels, rat trap pedals, Micklin chain wheel and cranks, cream celluloid mudguards, GB Sport brakes and a 1951 dated Sturmey Archer four-speed FM rear gear hub and two-speed sprockets. £ 120 - 160
Lot 321: A 1930s Sunbeam 'Road Racer' having a black enamel finish with gilt transfers and lining on a 21-inch frame, with 26 x 1 1/4-inch wheels, rat trap pedals, Chater Lea chain wheel, cranks and other fittings, white celluloid mudguards, Resilion brakes, leather saddle and semi-drop handlebars. £ 120 - 160
Lot 322: An L. E. Ephgrave of Clapham, London gentleman's 'Track Iron' having a metallic light blue enamel finish on a 21-inch frame numbered 2923LE, narrow section 26-inch Mavic wheels, Campagnolo headstock fittings, a 17-inch pair of Cinelli aluminium handlebars, leather sports saddle and Weinmann front brake, fixed wheel. It comes with aluminium mudguards, saddle-bag and tyre-pump. £ 150 - 250
Lot 323: An 1950s gentleman's Raleigh 'Record Ace' semi racing bicycle possessing a 21 1/2-inch frame numbered 593884P, green enamel with full chromium-plated bright work, 26 x 1 1/4-inch wheels, Weinmann braking, four-speed Sturmey Archer FC rear hub dated 1953 and aluminium mudguards. The machine comes complete with a pair of forward braced dropped handlebars, leather sports saddle, pedals and pump. £ 140 - 180
Lot 324: An F. H. Grubb 'Veloce' gentleman's 'Track Iron' with a black enamel 22-inch frame numbered 21053, Chater Lea chain wheel cranks and pedals, 27 x 1.1/8-inch wheels, aluminium crescent section mudguards, Weinmann brakes, single speed fixed wheel, dropped handlebars and leather B17 sports saddle. £ 150 - 180
Lot 325: A Bates of Westcliff (on sea) gentleman's BAR lightweight bicycle with a 23-inch frame numbered 17316. Created from Reynolds 531 steel-alloy tubing and their trade mark Diadrant front forks, the machine is finished in metallic red with Bates headstock transfer and BAR transfer on the seat tube. 27-inch narrow profile Michelin tyres on lightweight alloy rims, Coureurplus side-pull calliper brakes, four-speed Simplex rearing, 15-inch dropped handlebars with GB levers. A delight. £ 200 - 300
Lot 326: A Selbach gentleman's bicycle having a 20-inch frame numbered749660, cable-operated front hub brake, calliper to the rear, Hercules type 3-speed rear hub, 26-inch wheels, mustard paint, dropped handlebars. £ 80 - 120
Lot 327: No lot.
Lot 328: No lot.
Lot 329: No lot.

Tandems

Lot 330: A New Hudson double-gentleman's tandem bicycle. A good sound machine finished in red enamel with a 21-inch frame, Lytard chain wheels and cranks, Suntour gear changing with Darairaller gears, white saddles, Dia-Compé centre pull brakes back and front and a internal expanding rear hub brake, aluminium mudguards and front lighting bracket. With a little refurbishment, ready for the road. £ 80 - 120
Lot 331: A circa 1908 Humber Co. Ltd., lady-back tandem bicycle. Restored and painted dark green a number of years ago by the late Bill Bush, in whose collection it resided, the machine possess the Humber patented twin lower rear fork stays to the driving side only. It also sports a pair of Shirley 20-inch drop handlebars, short pull-up rod brake to the front wheel and an Eadie coaster back-pedalling brake to the rear. Chater Lea fittings have been used and the rims and tyres have seen little use. A delight. Formerly the property of the late Bill Bush. £ 150 - 200
Lot 332: A rare 1935 Leach 'Marathon' double-gentleman's tandem bicycle. Built in 1935 to the specific order of the late Bill and Ivy Bush, this machine is highly original and possesses its original blue enamel finish and transfers. The Resilion brakes are original but the levers have been changed to Weinmann and a simple centre-pull arrangement. Featuring a Simplex gear system with Chater Lea chain wheels and cranks, albeit they have been adapted to enable a double chain ring to be fitted. Formerly the property of the late Bill Bush. £ 100 - 200
Lot 333: An early period double-gentleman's tandem bicycle having a black-painted 20-inch frame, centre-pull front stirrup brake, inch-pitch low geared chain wheels and chain driving a fixed rear wheel, 26-inch wheels, rat trap pedals, flat and semi-flat wide handlebars, leather saddles, bell and mudguards. A Raleigh insignia lamp bracket is fitted to the headstock. £ 250 - 350
Lot 334: A circa 1935 C.W.S. 'Federation' lady-back tandem with a 19-inch & 21-inch braced frame with a 68-inch wheel base and 26-inch Westwood wheels. The frame is painted black and retains its headstock engraved badge and bottom tube transfer. Front and rear brakes are internal expanding hubs, Cyclo three-speed gearing is fitted with a hand control on the top tube. This tandem comes complete with cream celluloid mudguards and a rear pannier rack. £ 250 - 350
Lot 335: No lot.
Lot 336: No lot.
Lot 337: No lot.
Lot 338: No lot.
Lot 339: No lot.

Bicycles (part 2)

Lot 340: A circa 1916 Sunbeam 'Golden' gentleman's roadster having its original black enamelled 26-inch frame numbered 133602, its original headstock and full chain-case transfers, rod and stirrup braking, up-turned handlebars, nickel-plated Westwood rims with central decoration, split rubber pedals, steering lock, bell and a Brooks leather saddle. A delightfully original machine. £ 120 - 160
Lot 341: A BSA gentleman's roadster having a 23-inch frame finished in black enamel, quick release 26-inch wheels, calliper brakes, BSA three-speed gear hub and its correct top-tube hand change, celluloid covered semi-drop handlebars, aluminium mudguards, saddle and saddle-bag. £ 80 - 120
Lot 342: A lady's Sunbeam bicycle dating from the mid 1930s, having a black enamel 21-inch frame, full chain case, Sturmey Archer K7 three-speed hub and change quadrant, 26-inch wheels, Sunbeam rod braking, rear rack, saddle, bell and lamp bracket. A good serviceable machine. £ 80 - 120
Lot 343: A Dursley Pedersen bicycle. A gentleman's machine dating circa 1910, the number is painted over but is likely to be a size 4. This machine possesses 24-inch wheels, green-painted frame, re-strung saddle, front and rear brakes operated by inverted handlebar levers (one removed but is accompanying the machine), 7-inch cranks fitted with split rubber pedals, mounting step, leather tool bag, and pump, etcetera. £ 800 - 1,200
Lot 344: A Dursley Pedersen bicycle. A circa 1910 machine, the numbers are painted over but is likely to be a size 5. This machine possesses 28-inch wheels, red-painted frame, saddle, front and rear brakes operated by inverted handlebar levers, three-speed Pedersen hub gear and original type wheels. With a little refurbishment, a good riding machine. £ 800 - 1,200
Lot 345: A well-produced and interesting reproduction Safety Bicycle. Created to represent a circa 1893 period machine, this bicycle possesses a left-hand chain drive, 30-inch soild-tyred wheels, shaped diamond frame, braced saddle support, pedals and dropped handlebars and saddle. £ 200 - 400
Lot 346: A gentleman's Runwell bicycle having a 23-inch headstock braced frame, 26-inch wheels with rod-operated hub brakes, Sturmey Archer gearing, 'butterfly' style handlebars, Runwell chain wheel and cranks also with transfer on the frame, electric lighting, bell and a good Wrights leather saddle. £ 100 - 200
Lot 347: A Centaur lady's loop frame bicycle having a 22-inch frame, duplex front forks and double-braced chain forks, matching mudguards, rod-operated stirrup brakes, three-speed Armstrong hub, Powell & Hanmer lamp, brass pump, Brooks leather saddle, saddle-bag with tools and rear rack and steering lock. £ 100 - 200
Lot 348: A late 1920s, Hercules gentleman's roadster having a 23-inch frame numbered GR3155. In the most delightful original condition with all original fittings, frame transfers, black enamel and box lining, the machine retains its original nickel-plated fittings and handlebars and three-speed KK Sturmey Archer hub gear, rear rack, leather saddle-bag with tools and a Powell & Hanmer lamp mounted. £ 180 - 220
Lot 349: A circa 1908 Dursley Pedersen gentleman's bicycle having a size 4 frame with a number of 3321. Finished in matt-black, the bicycle retains its original handlebars, braking system, DP three-speed rear hub (gear cover missing), correct chain wheel and 7-inch cranks and rat trap pedals. It possesses a re-woven saddle, brass pump, Joseph Lucas Ltd bell and 1920s acetylene gas lamp. The chain case is missing. £ 400 - 600

Tricycles

Lot 350: A Rudge Whitworth gentleman's tricycle with a 28-inch front wheel and 26-inch driving wheels, a Starley patented axle, chain adjusters, chain, pedals, cranks and front stirrup brake. Currently painted red. £ 40 - 60
Lot 351: A James Cycle Co. Ltd. 'The James' lady's loop-frame tricycle having a black enamel frame, split rubber pedals, adjustable rear axle, combination rear drive and band brake, front pull brake, three mudguards, saddle and oil lamp. With a little TLC ready to ride. £ 80 - 120
Lot 352: A circa 1885 Singer Cycle Company Ltd., 'Apollo' front-steered tricycle with a variable width axle. Central chain drive to the rear axle turning 44-inch driving wheels, stirrup grip steering to a 16-inch steering wheel, band brake lever, correct lamp brackets, original style saddle and cover, period pedals, etcetera. A very sound machine with tight spoking and good rubber tyring. Ready to enjoy. £ 3,000 - 6,000
Lot 353: A circa 1895 Quadrant Cycle Co. lady's tricycle having rebuilt rims on original hubs with 'New World Tour' 26-inch tyres fitted, 25-inch handlebars, plunger brake, rear facing feet-rests, lamp bracket, original and correctly forward fitted mudguards over the rear wheels, driving axle, chain set and inch-pitch block chain (not fitted). A delightfully original machine and an ideal simple restoration project. No saddle. £ 600 - 800
Lot 354: A circa 1955 Higgins lady's tricycle. A sound machine comprising an original black enamel butted tube and stay, 19-inch frame, 26-inch wheels, original headstock badge and transfer, rear internal expanding brake on the off-side rear wheel, calliper brake on the steering wheel, three-speed Simplex gears, front mudguard, saddle, bell and rubber grips on a semi up-turned handlebar. Ready to ride. £ 100 - 150
Lot 355: A circa 1881 Howe Machine Company Ltd., open front, rear steering tricycle. An imposing and very rare rear steering tricycle being numbered 26 and possibly dating from as early as 1880. The two supporting 45-inch wheels are in fine condition, the nearside being driven by a 1 1/4-inch chain, steering is by rack and pinion to the rear wheel controlled by a wooden grip stirrup handle, a twin handle on the driver's left operates the dual-spoon brake. The shaped wooden seat and back rest is new but made to pattern, the latter bearing an engraved brass plate, 'Manufactured by The Howe Machine Co. Ltd. Glasgow'. A very sound machine which was restored some time ago and dry-stored since. Much research was carried out on this vehicle in the 1960s by James Wood of the Museum of Transport in Glasgow. £ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot 360: A circa 1891 cushion-tyred, diamond-framed Safety Bicycle (solid tyring fitted), having 30-inch wheels with original crescent rims, 7-inch slotted cranks, inch-pitch block chain, 24-inch handlebars, mudguards, rear mounting step and rear wheel adjusters and plunger front brake. £ 600 - 800
Lot 361: A C.W.S. Post Office delivery bicycle, suitable for a lady, with correct headstock-mounted mailbag carrier and wire mesh, rod-operated front and rear brakes, GPO transfer and pierced chain wheel, red frame. £ 40 - 80

High & Safety Bicycles

Lot 362: A reproduction Ordinary bicycle. This interestingly manufactured machine possesses a 51-inch, 1-inch wide crescent rim driving wheel attached by tangent spoking to an original bronze hub, crank and modern pedals. The circular section backbone has an original style saddle support and padded saddle fitted and the rear forks house a 14-inch trailing wheel. Black-painted. £ 180 - 220
Lot 363: A circa 1885 Hillman Herbert & Cooper Ordinary. Although not a riding machine, most of its component parts are in situ. They comprise a 56-inch crescent rim, 1-inch wide, a pair of forks and semi-drop handlebars, a circular section backbone with its seat spring aperture and blade spring, a fixed mounting step and rear forks. Also offered is the original hub, cranks, bearings and reproduced main bearing hasps and bearings and turned wooden grips. Also with the lot are photocopies of period HHC catalogues. £ 100 - 200
Lot 364: A circa 1884 Starley & Sutton 'Meteor No 2' 52-inch Ordinary having three-quarter inch crescent rims, 28-inch cow-horn handlebars with later turned grips, brake to the driving wheel, 6-inch cranks, 17-inch trailing wheel and mounting step. The handlebars and fork crown with its original nickel-plating, and a shield shaped nameplate on the circular section backbone. £ 1,800 - 2,200
Lot 365: A circa 1885 Trigwell & Watson 'Regent' 54-inch Ordinary bicycle. Currently finished in dark green enamel, the machine features dropped handlebars with palm-grip handles, fixed mounting step, coil-pattern lamp bracket and spoon brake. An aluminium front rim with tyre is currently fitted using the original hub, albeit the original crescent rim is offered with its sale. The 7-inch cranks and rat trap pedals are in good fettle. Trigwell & Watson were one of the first manufacturers to use ball-bearings in their headstocks, as fitted to this bicycle. £ 800 - 1,200
Lot 366: A circa 1882, Ellis & Co., 'Facile' lever drive Safety Bicycle built to the Beale & Straw patent. This rare machine possesses a 41-inch driving wheel with a 21-inch trailing wheel. A complete and, from inspection, little used original machine, it sports a pair of 26-inch, semi-drop handlebars with turned horn grips, front-positioned spoon brake, hollow forks and an Arab spring saddle with its original pan and original tool bag. The leather covering and spring need adjustment. This bicycle was for a considerable period attached to the wall of an antique shop, where it received much interest but was never priced! See also lot 115. £ 6,000 - 9,000
Lot 367: An 'American Star' high wheel bicycle. Circa 1888, manufactured by H. B. Smith Machine Company of Smithville New Jersey, a 50-inch machine with Smith patent lever drive and leather straps and direct front steering. It is un-restored but possesses its correct 'V' section rims and tyring, brake mechanism, shaped handlebars with original turned wooden grips, and forward feet-rest. This machine comes with accompanying paperwork, photographs and a copy of an original catalogue. £ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot 368: An F. King of Wimborne (maker & agent) Ordinary bicycle having a 50-inch driving wheel, circular section hollow backbone attached to a 16-inch trailing wheel. Panted black, the machine features wide, palm-grip 24-inch handlebars with its original horn grips, William Bown adjustable main bearings, front spoon-brake, leaf spring saddle support with the maker/agent's name etched, later Joseph Lucas Ltd. bell fitted to the handlebars, leather-covered original saddle pan, correct style reproduction pedals fitted. A rideable machine. £ 800 - 1,200

Further Properties (Part 2)

Lot 369: A French-manufactured 'Joy' sit-on child's scooter, featuring 14-inch wheels, handlebars with grips, saddle and wooden footboard. £ 20 - 40
Lot 370: An 1898 the 'Cooper No 4' gentleman's 'Roadster'. A rare and possibly the only known example extant from William Cooper of The Old Kent Road, London. This high specification bicycle possesses a 22-inch frame of weldless steel tubing, its original 28-inch cushion-tyred crescent rims and hubs, albeit good 28-inch Westwood's are currently fitted, inch-pitch chain and chain wheel with 6 1/2-inch cranks, rat trap pedals, plunger brake to the front wheel, narrow 15-inch handlebars with period raffia grips. A very original machine, ready to enjoy, it comes with a photocopy of a Cooper brochure. £ 100 - 200
Lot 371: A circa 1907 Rudge Whitworth boy's roadster having an 18-inch black enamelled frame, enamel headstock badge and nickel-plated handlebars, fork crown and fittings. A Rudge Whitworth pattern one-piece, cotter-less crank adjuster, 3/4-inch-pitch chain driven by a 7-inch chain wheel, centre pull stirrup brake at the front, Brooks B72 saddle, Joseph Lucas Ltd bell and grips. Formerly the property of the late Bill Bush. £ 200 - 250
Lot 372: A Rudge Whitworth gentleman's path racer having a black enamel frame, numbered 560299 (and another number indistinct), correct circular headstock badge, nickel-plated semi-drop handlebars with a short centre-pull stirrup brake fitted, fork crown, rat trap pedals and fittings. A Rudge Whitworth pattern one-piece, cotter-less crank adjuster, 3/4-inch-pitch chain driven by a 9-inch chain wheel driving a back pedalling brake. A Brooks B17 saddle is fitted together with a Joseph Lucas bell and black grips. Formerly the property of the late Bill Bush. £ 150 - 250
Lot 373: A circa 1913 Premier loop frame lady's bicycle. Painted black, the machine boasts a 24-inch frame, cottered bottom bracket, 6 1/2-inch cranks; block rubber pedals, 28-inch Westwood rims, stirrup braking, skirt-guard, leather saddle, full chain case, 17-inch handlebars and steering lock. £ 40 - 80
Lot 374: A circa 1890 J. K. Starley & Co., 'Rover' lady's Safety Bicycle. A rare survivor of the genre, indeed this machine may be the only known example extant. In the collection of the late Bill Bush for many years, this bicycle is finished in brown with yellow box lining, bright work is nickel-plated and the saddle cover is leather. The 24-inch original rims are in situ and are currently fitted with solid rubber tyring, the metal and canvas chain guard has been nicely restored, as has the skirt-guard and correctly mounted mudguards. Also featured are the correct front wheel, lever operated spoon brake, coil-spring lamp bracket and up-turned handlebars with cork grips. £ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot 375: A circa 1893 gentleman's pneumatic-tyred Safety Bicycle. With mellowed older paintwork, this sound bicycle possesses its original 27-inch rims and hubs with tangent spoking. It is currently fitted with solid tyring. Other features include ball-bearing bottom brackets, 6 1/2-inch cranks with a 6-inch chain wheel driving an inch-pitch chain, swept-down handlebars, period-looking turned grips and original style leather saddle (in need of restoration). £ 800 - 1,200
Lot 376: A rare circa 1910 helical tube Coventry-Premier gentleman's touring roadster having a 28-inch cross braced frame with an indistinct frame number of 18747 and retains its matching mudguards, rear rack, saddle-bag with tools, electric lighting, 8-inch chain wheel with 7-inch cranks. A centre pull rod-operated front brake is fitted and a ring mounted lever rear brake. A sound and restorable machine. £ 200 - 300