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1895 Antique Bicycle Advertising Lantern Slide T.H. McAllister 49 Nassau St NYC:
$248.00
Rare 1895 Bicycle Advertising Magic Lantern Slide — T. H. McAllister, New YorkA wonderful and unusual 1895 bicycle advertising lantern slide, dating from the exciting early years of the American bicycle era.
The photograph shows a stylish woman with her ladies' safety bicycle, accompanied by a dog. The bicycle has the characteristic wooden rims of the period, along with a distinctive “Search-Light” bicycle lamp mounted at the front.
The image carries the period advertising wording:
“Bicycle Repairing and Enameling”
There is additional worn lettering around and beneath the bicycle, including what appears to be “Cyclers.”
A small copyright line at the bottom appears to read approximately:
“Copyright 1895 … Brothers Co., Philadelphia, Pa.”
The company name is partly obscured by the age and slight offset between the glass plates, but “Brothers,” “1895,” and “Philadelphia, Pa.” are visible/partially discernible.
The slide itself bears the identification:
T. H. McAllister
Optician
49 Nassau St., New York
The combination of the 1895 Philadelphia copyright, early lady cyclist, period bicycle with wooden rims, Search-Light lamp, bicycle-repair advertising, and original McAllister glass slide makes this a particularly charming piece of 1890s bicycle and advertising history.
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