Lot 308
Onward Cycle Co., Model D Lady's Bicycle. A circa-1899 period bicycle built and retailed in Ashford, Kent, this swan neck bicycle, has a 24-inch frame numbered 7749.with 28 x 1½-inch Westwood rims and tyres, a leatherette chain-case, centre-pull stirrup brake at the rear and a front plunger brake, 18-inch nickel-plated handlebars, a rear rack and a good brown leather saddle. A Powell and Hanmer oil-powered lamp is fitted along with a J. Lucas Ltd. bell, celluloid grips and split-end cranks.