Q: Hello, I am interested in the tricycle. That is me on the one in the attached photo.It was built like a tank and I have some great memories playing with it.I was born in 1952. If I knew the manufacturer, model and price, it would be neat to give my grandchildren the same tricycle I grew up on.
A: Your tricycle is a 1950′s Happi Time branded tricycle from Sears Roebuck that was made by Murray. A similar tricycle picture was recently discussed in this blog article. You can also see similar trikes and some info on our Murray manufacturers page. As far as the price goes…we don’t really give out estimated prices, plus the price would vary possibly hundreds of dollars depending on the condition. A tricycle like that with normal wear that wasn’t rusty or beat would not be an expensive trike, we will say that much.
December 17th, 2009
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Sears Happy Time Tricycle Logo
Q: hi. we recently purchased two old tricycles. One tricycle is smaller than the other but is an exact replica of the bigger one. at first i had a hard time figuring out what brand they were because both the head stickers were partly worn off. i just knew they looked cool! i evently figured out that they were “sears happytime” tricycles. my husband and i are cleaning them up as christmas gifts for our 3 and 1 1/2 year old boys. they will love them! the tricycles seem to work well. they are just very well played with. the woman we purchased them from has fond memories of all of her six children riding them all over place! my question is first of all, have you ever heard of these “sears” tricycles? do you carry parts for them? and do you have handgrips for replacements for these tricycles? the only thing i know for sure we need to replace are all the handgrips…they don’t have any. it would be nice to know parts are available for us if we need them. if not can you suggest somewhere where we might find parts, handgrips in particular? thanks -cidney
A: Sears did not produce their own tricycles, at least during the time period that your trikes were made. Murray seems to have been a maker of many of the Happy Time tricycles, although there may have been other manufacturers making the Sears branded tricycles as well. This was a common practice that continues to this day (take a look at Wal-Mart, those bikes don’t all come from different companies, just because they have different names).
As far as parts go, you can see the parts we currently have in stock in our online catalog. You can search for specific parts at the very top right of our homepage. The inventory online is our only currently available inventory. This changes on a regular basis.
