Motorcycle & Bicycle Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1982 Chicago, Illinois Motorcycle License Plate in stamped, painted aluminum. The round plate features raised letter which reads: "CHICAGO VEH. TAX JUNE 30, 1982 MOTORCYCLE" and is numbered "179". Stamped on...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1980s Southern California Motorcycle Association (SCMA) denim biker vest by Maverick. This vest was originally worn by trike rider Norman Moore. The vest is collared with two pockets and has two embroidered patches and thirteen...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1960's Harley-Davidson Motorcycles rider wing. Incredibly enough, the legend that is Harley-Davidson started in the Midwest in 1903 in a wooden shed. The center of the wing shows the company's"mod" style logo,...