Update: MONDAY 04/15/24: GREETINGS from FLYING TIGER ANTIQUES & Vintage Historical Artifacts!!! !!
Wishing A Special Thanks to all our Clients who Placed Orders During Our Recent Busy Period!!
Update 04/15/24: WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
If you would like to PAY for an Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please Call or Email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP, or Process the Purchase Myself!!
Kanae has returned from her trip to Switzerland, and we are busy PACKING Orders & will start LISTING New HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS Tomorrow!!!
So, NOW is the TIME to ORDER that wonderful ARTIFACT that you've had your eye on, as it will SHIP within 24 to 48 Hours of Receipt of Payment, but USUALLY Same Day!
And DON'T FORGET: if funding your $100.00 or More Order from a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order purchases!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
Happy Collecting, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a 2nd prize high-wheel bicycle medal for the 1882 New England Fair Bicycle Tournament held at Boston. The medal is by T.D. Carl of Worcester, Massachusetts, and comes in its original silk-lined box. The medal shows a whimsical Mercuryesque figure astride a high-wheeler.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1882.
SIZE:
Medal: approximately 3-1/8" height and 1-9/16" width; box: 2-1/2" x 3-3/4" x 7/8".
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Gilt brass; silk, cardboard.
ATTACHMENT:
Horizontal T-style pin with C catch, chains; hinged box with locking clasp.
MARKINGS:
T.D. GARD WORCESTER.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a sports collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. Ebay VGEX12 LBHEX3/12 SBHEX39/14
CONDITION:
7+ (Very Fine+): The medal shows some light wear and tarnish; the box shows some areas of moderate to heavy exterior wear with peeling along the edges.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
