The tricycle of the week for April 18th, 2010 is the Colson Fairy tiller type tricycle pictured at the left. It is for sale on eBay with a starting bid of $99. Tricycle shows lots of wear and dates to circa 1910, give or take.
Q: Hi, I have a looney tune bugs bunny Hedstrom tricycle and I was wondering do you know if Hedstrom made any other character tricycle or big wheels thank you.
Q: Just wondering what this is (see attached pictures). Friend seems to think it might be worth some $$? Thanks in advance for any info you have on this trike… Manny
A: Your friend’s tricycle is a circa 1940′s era Happy Time tricycle. Happy Time tricycles were branded as such and sold at Sears-Roebuck stores as their house brand, but were made by other manufacturers. This particular tricycle looks like it would have some moderate collector value as it appears to be a decent age and in pretty nice condition.
Q: I found these bikes at the house i bought last year and was throwing old stuff away that was left here. Should I throw these away or are they any good. Thank you, Tony
Here is an example of a tricycle used as a garden decoration.
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Q: I was wondering if you could help ID a tricycle I picked up with a lot of older beach cruisers?
A: Your tricycle looks to be a 1940′s era Garton tricycle. You can view more information about Garton and see other similar Garton tricycles on our Garton manufacturers page.
Q: This trike wagon I have looks a lot like a Garton Delivery Cycle, but some things do not. It has grips on the handlebars that say Western Flyer, but otherwise there are no markings. Can you tell me anything about this trike? Rick
A: Your tricycle looks to be a Garton Delivery Cycle that someone has repainted and added some different parts. It looks as if someone repainted the lettering and added a Philadelphia Flyers hockey team logo to the front of the lettering. The handlebars look to be late 1960′s or 1970′s ape hanger type bars that were available on many different trikes – the grips were probably original to the handlebars. As far as the effect on the value, it shouldn’t hurt anymore than the repaint job.
