Motorcycle & Bicycle Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a very cool 1963 Schwinn 500 Bicycles Sold Shop / Salesman Lapel Pin Award, an iconic American bicycle manufacturer. Schwinn was founded in 1895 in Chicago. The pin is gold-filled with enamel and has a ruby chip at the top...

ARTIFACT: 1930's Lazar Bicycles enameled pin. The center of the white enameled pin reads: "LAZAR" in red enamel and gilt brass detail and riding along the letters is a bicyclist wearing red. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: 1930's – 1940's League of American Wheelmen Long Membership lapel pin with ruby by Robbin's Co. in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The center of the pin features a bezel set gemstone and a pinwheel of feather detailed wings inside of a bicycle wheel...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1900 US Bicycle Tire advertising stick. The stick features a nicely detailed hatted cricket mascot wearing shoes and riding a bicycle. VINTAGE: Circa 1900's SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" x 5/8" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1880's United States high wheel bicycle rider's lapel stick pin in gilt brass and nickel. The top of the stick pin features a nicely detailed high wheel or 'penny-farthing', the first machine to be called a bicycle - invented in 1869 by...

ARTIFACT: Gorgeous 1890's League of American Wheelman (L. A. W.), New York state division member lapel pin by O'Hara Watch Dial Company. The round, enameled lapel pin shows a spoked wheel with a blue faceted stone in the center and three lovely detailed...

ARTIFACT: Gorgeous 1885 League of American Wheelman (L. A. W.) 2nd Place Medal in enamel and hand-engraved coin silver named on the reverse to "BENJ. S. WEBB". The center of the medal shows a bicycle wheel with a pinwheel-like arrangement of...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1186 25 Mile Bicycle Road Race medial in coin silver, hand engraved and enameled. The bar reads: "THIRD" and the suspended planchet shows a lovely floral embellishment and in the center it reads: "ROAD RACE 1186"...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous leaded tin oil can with a paper label for "Illuminating Spermoline Cycle Oil" by the Chicago Tip & Tire Company. Spermoline was made of whale oil, and this product was used for fueling lantern-type bicycle lamps...

ARTIFACT: Nice circa 1900 Hartford Cycle Co. Vedette head badge for a Pattern 21 bicycle. The head badge is nicely detailed and reads: "VEDETTE" in the center and above: "PATTERN 21 HARTFORD CYCLE" and below: "HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A." in embossed lettering...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1900 Barnes White Flyer Bicycle advertising celluloid lapel stud by Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, New Jersey. The center of the stud reads: "BARNES WHITE FLYER" and the edges features scroll embellishments...

ARTIFACT: Nice vintage 1900 Bay-State Bicycles advertising celluloid lapel stud by Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, New Jersey. The center of the stud reads: "RIDE BAY-STATE BICYCLES" and the edges feature nice embellished detail. VINTAGE: Circa...