This original paint Patee bicycle rolled off the factory floor in or around 1895, in Peoria, Illinois, just a few miles from my home in Galena. Since I have written about the Patee Rubber and Manufacturing Company elsewhere on this site (See Patee Track Bicycle), I will simply call attention to the unusual crank-to-pedal assembly employed by Patee. A conventional bicycle pedal axle threads into the crank arm; on a Patee it is just the reverse: the threads are cut into the crank arm. This system is less than ideal, and may account for the pedal welded to the crank arm on the non-drive side of my bike. Concessions must be made for a bicycle well over a hundred years old.
Note the beautiful Victorian transfers, a briar pipe with windscreen, and wood grips wrapped in leather. It's nice to find an 1895 bicycle in a color other than black.
This Gents' model is one of several Patee bikes that I have placed in an original 1890s wooden Patee bicycle rack, which I will soon be adding to the website.
Note the beautiful Victorian transfers, a briar pipe with windscreen, and wood grips wrapped in leather. It's nice to find an 1895 bicycle in a color other than black.
This Gents' model is one of several Patee bikes that I have placed in an original 1890s wooden Patee bicycle rack, which I will soon be adding to the website.
1895 Patee Gents' ©Daniel Dahlquist