Print, Advertising - Pope Manufacturing, Co. Columbia Bicycle
Print, Advertising - Columbia Bicycle
Print, Advertising - Pope Manufacturing, Co. Columbia Bicycle
Object number2014.008.01
Date1895
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions13 × 9 in. (33 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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DescriptionA print distributed by Pope Manufacturing Co. advertising a Columbia bicycle priced at $100. The Pope Manufacturing Company was the leader in United States bicycle production from 1878-1896. The advertisement features an illustration of a woman resting from a bicycle ride while reading a painted board that states: "Columbia Bicycles $100". The woman is depicted wearing a brown skirt, jacket, striped shirt, and brown hat. She is shown with a Columbia bicycle. There is a mark in the upper left corner of the advertisement that states: "That plate means Columbia, the best bicycle" and text in the lower right corner states: "Pope Mfg. Co., Makers of Columbia Bicycles, Hartford, Conn.", "Boston, New York, Chicago, Providence, Buffalo, San Francisco", and "The Columbia Art Catalogue free at any agency by mail for two 2-cent stamps. Tells of all Columbia and Hartford Bicycles."
