The Wheelmans Gazette, Vol 3, No 1
Articles in this issue
- p. 5
The editorial offers practical suggestions for bicycle club benefit entertainments, noting that programme committees always struggle to find fresh ideas at this time of year.
- p. 1
Pope Manufacturing Co. announces the Columbia Catalogue published January 10, 1888 with free distribution by mail, covering the full season's range of machines.
- p. 1
Following Stoddard, Lovering and Co. relinquishing the Rudge agency, a new operator announces they will continue the agency at the same Boston address, drawing on two years of active experience.
- p. 2
The Springfield Bicycle Mfg. Co. announces two 1888 Roadster models — a $75 plain-bearing version and a $100 ball-bearing model with cow-horn handle-bars — both with identical mechanical construction.
- p. 3
The King Wheel Company continues its lever-bicycle advertisements from the previous season, offering anti-friction bearing models from $95 and parallel-bearing models from $75.
- Star Bicycle — Winter 1888 Results Summary
H. B. Smith Machine Co. promotes the Star's accepted world road records from 150 to 305 miles and its safety track records from 1 to 20 miles, inviting catalogue requests.
- p. 4
Scovill Manufacturing Co. advertises the Concealed Camera at $15, a compact detective-style camera designed for cyclists and tourist photographers, with free catalogues available.
- Horace Beddo and Co. — Racing Medals and L.A.W. Pins
Louisville jewellers advertise unique designs in racing medals for bicycle meets, L.A.W. pins, and monograms, serving as general agents for Gormully and Jeffery cycles in Kentucky.