What is Father-in-law’s Tricycle?
Q: My father-in-law has had this trike since he was a kid. would like more info about it. what kind is it? how old is it? are parts still available? should it be restored or is it worth more unrestored?
A: His tricycle is a Happi Time brand tricycle retailed by Sears stores across the country. There is a bit more info and some photos of other Happi Time trikes on our Happi Time manufacturer page. It looks to be from the 1950′s. Original parts are really hard to find. When we are able to find some we put them in our online tricycle parts catalog. We do have tires that would work for it as well as grips. We sometimes have pedals too.
We don’t give appraisals of value except to customers who purchase our online price guide and appraisal service, but I can tell you that it would be worth far more restored. That said, restoring it will cost you more than the final value will be once it’s restored. If you are trying to preserve it to stay in the family, new grips, tires, pedals and reupholstering the saddle will go a long way to making it usable. Home paint jobs also increase usability and life expectancy of tricycles and in your case, wouldn’t hurt the value.
If you decide to redo it in any way, please send pictures of the finished product.
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 