‘Helical’ Premier bicycles, with their distinctive spiral frame tubing, are not so common these days. But a helical tricycle is an especially rare breed: I only know of two surviving examples (I sold the other one last tear to a museum in Russia). The 1898 catalogue illustration, below, shows it with a conventional right-hand drive chainwheel (previous examples had the chainwheel on the left). I noticed that a metal chaincase was optional – an extra £2 5/-.
This tricycle was owned and restored by the well-respected collector Bill Bush many decades ago. Apart from a few scratches to the paintwork, it is still in excellent original condition and is ready to ride.
View in the Online Bicycle Museum
BICYCLE COLLECTORS CURATED ONLINE AUCTION, CHRISTMAS 2024 – JANUARY 2025
This Timed Auction is live from 20th of December 2024 to 26th of January, 2025. Highest bid wins.
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