Q: Can you tell me what kind of trike this is? I don’t know the model and year. I can’t find another picture of it anywhere on the web?
One of the photos shows a star inside a circle that is on the trike. I remember my grandmother telling me that it means something when you see it on anything old made of metal, in particular toys.
A: Your tricycle is probably circa mid-1950′s. As far as model name or number goes, that’s not something that you’re going to find unless you have the original AMF catalog from that year, which is going to be especially hard since you don’t know what year it is. The original catalogs are worth as much or more that a lot of the tricycles in the catalogs, and equally or even harder to find. Your tricycle doesn’t have any sort of slang collector name either, it’s just a basic fendered AMF Junior tricycle.
The star inside a circle, to the best of my knowledge, has no special meaning beyond being a logo on AMF tricycles. It is very similar to the old Army logo circa World War II, which also was a star inside a circle. Texaco oil/gas also used a very similar logo.
Q: Do know what this is?
A: Steve B. sent in this question and photo of some type of contraption that vaguely resembles a tricycle. Our guess is that it was once an early motor powered scooter, like those Rascal type things you see at Wal-Mart, usually with someone riding them that shouldn’t be.
Q: Not long ago a friend gave us this tricycle. It is in use by our grandkids. The front had to have a little welding done on it to get it operational again. I looked all over for any identifying marks but found none. Can you identify this for me?
A: This is a common type of two seater tricycle made for a period of time in some Asian locale, probably Hong Kong. This is a common type of tricycle that we’re ask about, but really don’t have much info on. We’ll post your picture to the FAQ page about these types of tricycles.
Q: Your site has been very helpful and I’m hoping you can help me even more. Attached is a picture of an old surrey tricycle that I uncovered while cleaning out an elderly relative’s barn. I was told it had been in the family since the late 50′s/ early 60′s. I couldn’t find a manufacturer’s name anywhere but it appears that the bike had been repainted at one point and the bonnet is definitely not original. If your able to view the picture and can share some history of this type of tricycle, I would greatly appreciate any assistance. I’m hoping to restore it over the winter and then pass it on to the next generation in my family.
Thank you so much.
A: Can’t say that we’ve ever seen one like that before. It probably dates to a little earlier than your 50-60′s estimate, probably to the 1940′s, though that could be wrong since I’ve never seen one. We’ll post this to our blog and Facebook page and see if anyone can help.
Q: Hello, I just paid for access to your online price guide and have a old trike that I was hoping to get some info on. It looks to be wrought iron/steel with wooden wheels shod in steel straps like a old wagon wheel, except the spokes are steel rods. Overall condition appears to be good with wheels/steering/pedals all moving freely.It looks as if the seat was (re?) covered with a padded plastic/vinyl cover at some time.
The previous owner used it as interior decoration and looks as if he had it painted/varnished (wheels, handgrips, seat are obviously brown paint and frame may be same or a varnish). Any info and it and a ballpark idea of value would be appreciated.
A: Sadly, your tricycle is a fake. It is a decorative item, probably made in China in the past few years, but being sold in the US as “antique” to unsuspecting buyers. For the current selling prices on eBay, you can simply type “Antique Tricycle” into the completed items search and you’ll more than likely get a range of prices from 99 cents to hundreds of dollars. These are worth roughly $15-30 for their decorative value, tops. They aren’t rare, so paying shipping on one the whole way across the country isn’t necessary. I’ve seen these for $5 at flea markets and wasn’t even tempted to buy one at that price.
If you paid a bunch of money for it, I would request your money back and you could always buy a more reasonably priced one. For more info on antique fakes, visit our Fake Antique Tricycles page.
Q:Inquiring if you know where to obtain parts for a Girl’s Fisher Price Trike, #2636. Specifically looking for a seat. Trike has sentimental value and would like to keep. Thanks!!!!
A: Sorry, we don’t have anything like that. You should try contacting Fisher-Price. Also there are always a lot of used FP tricycles on eBay.
