25 Annual Antique & Classic Bicycle Auction
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CATALOG PRICE $4.00 Michael E. Fallon / Seth E. Fallon COPAKE AUCTION INC. 266 Rt. 7A/East Main Street - Box 47, Copake, N.Y. 12516 PHONE (518) 329-1142 FAX (518) 329-3369 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.copakeauction.com 25th Annual Antique & Classic Bicycle Auction Featuring the Jim Carpenter and Richard Roy Collections Auction: Saturday April 16, 2016 at 9:00 am Swap Meet: Friday April 15 (dawn ‘til dusk) Preview: Thur.-Fri. April 14-15, 11-5PM - Sat. April 16, 8-9AM TERMS: Everything sold “as is”. No condition reports in descriptions. Bidder must look over every lot to determine condition and authenticity. Cash or Travelers Checks - MasterCard, Visa and Discover Accepted * First time buyers cannot pay by check without a bank letter of credit * 17% buyer's premium, 20% buyer’s premium for LIVEAUCTIONEERS online purchases, 22% buyer’s premium for INVALUABLE & AUCTIONZIP online purchases. National Auctioneers Association - NYS Auctioneers Association CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. This reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor & COPAKE AUCTION below which the lot will not be sold. In any event when a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid not adequate to the value of the lot. 2. All items are sold "as is" and neither the auctioneer nor the consignor makes any warranties or representations of any kind with respect to the items, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness of the catalogue or other description of the physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, medium, provenance, period, source, origin or historical relevance of the items and no statement anywhere, whether oral or written, shall be deemed such a warranty or representation. Prospective bidders should inspect the merchandise thoroughly before bidding to determine it's condition, size and whether or not it has been repaired or restored. All sales are final & refunds will not be given. 3. The auctioneer reserves the right to withdraw any merchandise before the sale and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal. 4. The auctioneer will be the final judge as to whom is the successful bidder. In the event of any dispute the auctioneer shall at his discretion decide to reopen the bidding or not. 5. As a service to our customers the COPAKE AUCTION will execute absentee bids if so authorized in writing. Absentee bids should be made on the Bidder Form available in the office. This form should be clearly and completely filled out. All absentee bids will be executed competitively during the sale. Items will be purchased for the lowest price possible regardless of the amount of the order bid. Where two absentee bidders bid the same amount the first received will be honored. This service is offered as a convenience and COPAKE AUCTION will not be responsible for any errors or failures to properly execute the bids. 6. On the fall of the auctioneers hammer, ownership to the offered lot will pass to the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer, and as such the bidder assumes full risk and responsibility and will pay the full purchase price of the item(s). 7. All items are subject to a 17% buyer's premium, 20% buyer's premium for LIVE AUCTIONEERS online purchases, 22% buyer's premium for INVALUABLE & AUCTIONZIP online purchases which will be added to the successful bid price and is payable by the purchaser as part of the total purchase price. 9. All accounts are to be settled by the end of the sale. We do not accept checks from first time buyers unless accompanied with a bank letter of credit or previous approval from the auctioneer. Payment may also be made by cash, Travelers Checks, Mastercard or Visa. 10. All property must be removed from the premises by 10:00 am on the following day after the sale unless other arrangements have been made with the auctioneer. If items are not removed 14 days after the date of sale a storage fee of one dollar per day will be charged to the purchaser of said item (s). In addition items not removed from the premises eight weeks after date of sale will be resold at auction. The COPAKE AUCTION shall have no liability for any damage to property left on its premises. 11. The COPAKE AUCTION may at its discretion and at a purchasers request package and ship items as directed by the purchaser. In such event, purchaser agrees that all such packaging, handling, and shipping is at the sole risk of the purchaser and that COPAKE AUCTION shall have no liability for any loss or damage to items. Purchaser shall pay in advance all packaging expenses including labor, materials, postage and carrier fees and all insurance charges. 12. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms announced at the time of sale. Copake Auction Inc. PO BOX 47 - 266 Route 7A Copake, NY 12516 Phone: 518-329-1142 April 16, 2016 Antique & Classic Bicycle Auction 4/16/2016 Hammer prices do NOT include 17-22% Buyer's Premium LOT # LOT # 1 C.P. Culver Bicycle Archive 2 Bicycle Medals Charles R. Culver (July 19, 1868 - Dec 25, 1961), archive. He was Lot (6) various bicycle medals. Includes 1893 Boston, League Of an early high wheel cycle racer (once held the record Springfield to American Wheelmen, Fairhill Wheelmen Century Run, 1902 Boston), promoter, trainer, inventor of the "double loope" and "cycle Atlantic City, National Meet Boston Mass., Souvenir Annual wheel". He also taught fencing, wrestling and bicycle racing at Tournament, Amateur Bicycle League. Good condition. Case not Yale. Mr. Culver was also an automobile pioneer, working for Knox included. Estimate: 50.00 - 100.00 Auto Co., and participated in the first Gilidden Tour. In 1910 he Hammer Price: 150.00 presided as president of the Pierce Arrow Co. of Springfield. 3 Bicycle Medals Achieve contains, early photo portraits of Culver, scrapbooks Lot (5) bicycle medals. Includes 1902 Century Road Club Of concerning early bicycle, auto and athletic endeavors. Also America, Puritan, 1897 Wheelmen Century Run, 1924 1/4 Mile features a large collection of 19th C. correspondence with the Pope Bicycle, 1897 Keystone Wheelmen. Good condition. Case not Mfg. Co. concerning bicycle racing, racers, machines, parts, and included. Estimate: 50.00 - 75.00 consignments. The Pope achieve bears signatures of Arthur Hammer Price: 200.00 Pattison, Mark Reeves, Geo. Pope, W. Atwood, J. Cox, Albert 4 Bicycle Medals Pope, racers mentioned including: Mac Duffie, Pierce, Adams, Lot (6) bicycle medals. Includes 1921 1/3 Mile, 21st National Meet Tenzler, Schade, Newton, Anderson, Ducker, Elkes, Major Taylor, Milwaukee, R.C. Falke, 1897 Wilmington Bicycle Club Century The Butler Brothers, McLeod, Ingraham, Moran, etc.. Run, 1899 South Brooklyn Wheelmen, R.C. Falke "Dem Sieger". Approximately 140 pages of early racing (C. 1896 - 1905), this Good condition. Case not included. Estimate: 50.00 - 75.00 material gives an insider look into early cycle racing history as to Hammer Price: 150.00 relationships of factory to team correspondence. A four page letter from Eddie Macduffie detailing riding contract incentives. Photo 5 Bicycle Medals archive of over 40 photos from Brussels Belgium tour 1893, Lot (6) bicycle medals and Mass. jewelry token. Includes Italian documenting the opening of the first cement track (attended by Athletic League, Cycle Trades Of America Award, 1898 Century King Leopold II). Also includes newspaper articles and contract Cycle Club, League Of American Wheelmen, 1903 Spring Century from promoter for the inaugural race. An outstanding photo of King Long Island Course. Good condition. Case not included. Estimate: Leopold II with his wife greeting the team is included. Other 50.00 - 75.00 historically significant items include, club anniversary ephemera, Hammer Price: 250.00 photos, postcards, race programs, a 13" x 17" period photo 6 Bicycle Medals ("Springfield Bicycle Clubs Diamond Tournament"). Also includes Lot (6) bicycle medals. Includes 1928 New York Referee, 1897 Culvers L.A.W. card. Culver, produced "Culvers Cycle Racing Continental Wheelmen, 25 Mile Road Race, Cyclists International Rollers", a race series including the classic Elks vs. Butler race, a Association, Cycle Trades Of America, 1917 Cycle Trades Of 15" x 13" photo highlights this period. Another Culver invention America. Good condition. Case not included. Estimate: 50.00 - was the "Devil's Wheel". Achieve also includes a 1903 English 75.00 poster (30" x 20"), patent drawings, promotional introductions, Hammer Price: 225.00 newspaper clippings, postcards etc.. Also included is a small 7 C. 1886 Columbia High Wheel Ordinary Bicycle archive of Charles "Mile A Minute" Murphy including a pamphlet, 3 C. 1886 Columbia 56" high wheel ordinary bicycle having Spade page letter from Murphy to Culver (1946) detailing his famous grips, First Kirkpatric pattern saddle, signed Columbia pedals, and record and newspaper clippings. A historically significant archive in excellent tires. In excellent restored condition. Estimate: 3,000.00 - good condition. Estimate: 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 4,000.00 Hammer Price: 1,600.00 Hammer Price: 4,250.00 Copake Auction Inc. Page: 2 April 16, 2016 Antique & Classic Bicycle Auction 4/16/2016 Hammer prices do NOT include 17-22% Buyer's Premium LOT # LOT # 8 Bicycle Medals 13 Bicycle Lot Lot (6) bicycle medals. Includes 1/4 Mile Bicycle 1922, Spring Misc. bicycle lot including Pierce head badge, early tintype, man Century, 1912 Century Of The Glunz Wheelmen 1912, 1912 NEW, posed with safety, Good Roads pinback, Waverly Cycles calendar, 1896 Wilmington Bicycle Club, 1925 C.R.C.A.