COLUMBIA 1899 THIS MODEL FEATURES WHITE BALLOON TIRES, DROPPED HANDLEBARS AND IS DISPLAYED ON A VICTORIAN CASTIRON CLAWFOOT STAND. SELLING FOR $100 AT THE HEIGHT OF THE BICYCLE CRAZE THIS WAS ABOUT THE SAME PRICE AS A FINE WATCH.
VICTOR SPRINGFORK 1892 FEATURES BLOCK CHAIN AND CARBIDE HEAD AND TAILIGHT BOTH POWERED BY A CARBIDE GENERATOR CANISTOR. THE VICTOR ADVERTISING BOASTED THAT IT WAS THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
THE PUNNETT FOR TWO
MANUFACTURED IN THE ROCHESTER, NY AREA IN THE 1890'S
FOR COMPANION SIDE BY SIDE RIDING. THIS MODEL WAS MADE
IN 1894 WITH PRODUCTION CEASING IN 1895
EARLY ADVERTISING
COLUMBIA BICYCLE 1895
THERE WERE 800,000 BICYCLES MANUFACTURED IN THE USA
THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE PRICE DROPPED TO
$100 OR LESS.
THIS MODEL WAS MADE BY THE POPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
