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Metadata
Object Name |
Bicycle |
Catalog Number |
2004.28.2 |
Maker |
Sears, Roebuck and Company |
Date |
1940 |
Material(s) |
Steel; rubber; glass; |
Dimensions |
H-39.5 W-22 D-72 inches |
Description |
This is a Sear Elgin Ladies Bicycle. It has a blue enameled steel frame with white pinstriping and a white enameled bullet shaped electric light on the front fender. There is a vestigal gas tank between two frame members behind the steering column. There is also a slotted grillwork rear tire guard below the fender. The bicycle has a black leather saddle seat on springs, black rubber grips on chrome plated "C" shaped handlebars, a rectangular wire basket bracketed to the handle bars and front axle, a steamlined chain guard with two raised white bars tapering to the rear, chrome-plated pedal arms, black rubber pedal grips, and open wire-spoked wheels with chrome-plated rims. There are two black rubber ballon tires with inner tubes, a red reflector on the rear of the cargo pad, a triangular kick stand on the rear axle with a spring lock on the rear fender, and a nameplate on the stearing column. |
Notes |
This bicycle belonged to Laverne Chesher [Drane], who was born April 6, 1932. She lived with her parents, Louise Moss (1904-2002) and Ollie Leonard Chesher (1899-1952) and siblings Ollie Jr., and Avanell in Louisville. Louise Chesher was a bookkeeper and personal secretary for the J.F. Pilcher Manufacturing Company. Ollie Chesher was a security officer for the Railway Mail Company. They built the house at Oxford Place, a streetcar suburb, in 1933. Sears & Roebuck was the largest retailer of bicycles in the 1930s and 40s, selling 25% of all bikes sold in the U.S. Their Elgin line was known for its unsurpassed styling and design. |
Collection |
Kentucky Historical Society Foundation Collection |
People |
Sears, Roebuck and Company Chesher, Louise Moss Chesher, Ollie Leonard |
Subjects |
Bicycling Bicycles & tricycles |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |