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    Posted 10 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5051 items)

    I just found this on the Smithsonian website - under their bicycle collection. I believe that this is one the purchased from my uncle's estate when he died [around 1975?]. I think it set a record at the time for a price paid for a bicycle - i think it was around $15,000. My Uncle Conrad owned the Toy Castle in Claremont, NH and he had a large collection of bicycles, along w/ model airplanes, model trains, and everything else a kid could go nuts over! i used to stay w/ them sometimes when my parents were traveling and he would grumpily take me into the huge and wonderful 'Castle' and let me pick out anything i wanted. The 'Castle' was originally the home of my great grandparents and where my Pepere grew up.

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    Comments

    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      it is very beautiful!!
    2. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 10 years ago
      Shame you didn't pick that out!! LOL!
    3. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      thanks SEAN68! i sure wish i could say it was mine!
    4. Virginia.vintage Virginia.vintage, 10 years ago
      Such a fantastic post, love it! Many thanks for share and for the lovely comment as well!
    5. Trey Trey, 10 years ago
      Awesome story:)
    6. Jewels Jewels, 10 years ago
      Thanks for sharing!
    7. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      thank you SEAN68, blunderbuss2, Virginia.vintage, Trey and Jewels!
    8. jscott0363 jscott0363, 10 years ago
      What an incredible looking bicycle!!
    9. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 10 years ago
      Actually, a tricycle jscott. I see the advantage as I've ridden a "high wheeler" & they are a "B" to get started & on & same almost getting off. Hit the slightest slope & forget it! I spent more time taking the "bike" for a walk than riding it. No brakes or ratchet gear on the peddles. The only brake is jumping off! Traumatic experience, but I can say I have actually ridden one! Like other idiots! LOL! I don't usually admit that I was stupid enough to ride one. LOL. But, how many of you can say, "I rode one of those". Don't go, just send your money & say you did! LOL!!!
    10. ralph ralph, 10 years ago
      I have one like that but it is a two wheeler all forge made.
    11. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      YES PatSea! and that's my Uncle Conrad in front of the place! i'll never forget his camelhair coats and fedoras w/ feathers in it!
    12. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      you know, this might not be the bicycle afterall! the bicycle that the smithsonian purchased was a boneshaker - made of wood. this one is iron. sorry bout that!
    13. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      they also purchased some trikes and other bikes, and this one does look like one i remember.
    14. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      they had a french poodle named coco which bit me a couple times and was very unpredictable - scared me and my sibs a lot!
    15. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 10 years ago
      Ho2, yo dun be fa'mus by proxy! Was the poodle a guard dog & you were trying to nick something? LOL!!
    16. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      no. it was just a mean ol' poodle named coco. we had a lot of animals and when we saw fur, we liked to play w/ it, but coco was on another page.

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