Sixth Plate Tintype, Man with Penny Farthing High Wheel Bicycle
Updated September 2, 2026
This auction ended on September 19, 2026.
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| Lot number | 0293 |
| Estimate | $200 - $300 |
| Opening bid | $100 |
| Category | Sporting Goods & Outdoors |
| Auction | September 2026 Photographic History Auction |
| Date | September 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Michael Lehr Antiques |
| Location | Rockaway, New Jersey |
A young man poses beside a penny farthing high wheel bicycle in this sixth plate tintype, likely produced in an American studio during the late 1870s or early 1880s, when high-wheel cycling reached
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