This Tinkham is a remarkable survivor, and is in full working order. The slotted pedal cranks (with pedals fastened by a nut, illustrated below) suggest its age as 1895: by 1896 the cycle industry worldwide had adopted threaded pedal cranks. The chain adjustment with pivoting bottom bracket (below), was a style used on much older bicycles; the chain was prone to slipping with this design unless the pivot nuts were tightened regularly. By 1897, Tinkham marketed tricycles with conventional bottom brackets.
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BICYCLE COLLECTORS CURATED ONLINE AUCTION, Spring 2025
This Timed Auction is live from 14th of March 2025 2pm to 14th of April 7pm, 2025. Highest bid wins.
NO BUYERS or SELLERS PREMIUM.
THE RESERVE IS THE START PRICE + BUY-IT-NOW OPTION.
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY: NO PACKING FEES.
BIDDING INCREMENTS: Up to £1000 = £10. Over £1000 = £50. Over £2000 = £100
IT’S A CURATED AUCTION – Colin is the auctioneer and is available to chat to you personally during the auction (or before) by email, text message, phonecall, Facebook Messenger or Whatsapp.
