The company was originally the Sercombe-Bolte Cycle Co, who marketed a front-driver named the ‘Telegram.’ The only known survivor of the 1892 Telegram front-driver, pictured above, was sold in a 2012 auction for over $23,000, and is now at the Bicycle Museum of America, in New York.
Sercombe-Bolte Cycle Co went out of business in 1893, to become the Telegram Cycle Mfg Co. Located on E. Water St, Milwaukee, Telegram was one of Wisconsin’s main cycle suppliers until its demise in August 1896.
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BICYCLE COLLECTORS CURATED ONLINE AUCTION, Autumn 2025
This Timed Auction is live from 24th August 12:00 to 28th September 2025, 18:00 with 2 minute intervals between lots. Highest bid wins.
NO BUYERS or SELLERS PREMIUM.
THE RESERVE IS THE START PRICE + BUY-IT-NOW OPTION.
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BIDDING INCREMENTS: Up to £1000 = £10. Over £1000 = £50. Over £2000 = £100
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