Lot 572

Description

Skeates & White Ltd, c1916, tin shield (55x41mm), holed at top and bottom for attachment, incuse lettering 'Skeates/&/White Ltd/Sole Agents/48, Fort St.,/Auckland. Toned, very fine.

From an advertisement "Auckland Star" 15th December 1916 - Courtesy National Library of New Zealand - Papers Past.

"SENSIBLE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Christmas Presents are perhaps a source of greater pleasure than anything else, giving happiness to both recipient and donor, especially when the gift is an article which combines pleasure with usefulness. For instance, a "SKEATES" JUVENILE BICYCLE, equipped with every accessory and built as faithfully as a full-sized machine, would be a gift which any healthy boy or girl would go into raptures over, and you, the donor, would have the satisfaction of knowing that your gift would have a big influence in building up the boy's strength and manliness or the girl's physical beauty and gracefulness.

The "SKEATES" JUVENILE BICYCLE is built of good English fittings, frame enamelled rich black, nickel-plated rims, and fitted with first-class English tyres, roller chain, Lucas' lamp and bell, Blumel's pump, two brakes, freewheel, tools and bag, and mudguards. Price (complete): Boys' ?8; Girls', ?8 10/.

Other Useful Xmas Presents for Cyclists, Motor Cyclists, or Motorists can be obtained from us in the shape of accessories of any kind. Our catalogue will help you decide, and we shall gladly post it to any inquirer. Mail orders receive special attention, and we pay the freight or postage on all goods ordered. SKEATES AND WHITE, ONLY ADDRESS - 48, FORT STREET - OPEN EVERY FRIDAY EVENING."

Ex W.H.Lampard Collection, private purchase in 2011.