Can you date the bike? 1920s?

[The History Man]

We got a similar greeting

 

[The History Man]

Lots of the info on sites is questionable. We have traced house back to 1846 rather than 1870 via solicitor who handled conveyance. Seem working classes were not very well documented.

 

[KermitGKona88]

Definately looks Edwardian and no later that very early 1920's and the house looks as if it had been around for a while before that too.

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Definately looks Edwardian and no later that very early 1920's and the house looks as if it had been around for a while before that too.

Yeah ! You clock the front steps? Few years of wear there

 

[Gtpulse]

Trying to date bike in pic. My house about a hundred years ago we’re told. Somebody will know?

Bike should narrow it down. Thanks

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I’d go very end of the 19th century to very early 20th century. Pneumatic tyres not really widely available until mid to late 1890s? The inverted brake levers on the ladies bike I’ve seen before somewhere and shout out turn of the century. Gents is some sort of road/path roadster, probably fixed gear and either no rear brake or back pedal brake, used to have a Rudge that looked very similar and was from 1898.

 

[Woz]

Do you have a picture of the serial number stamped in the bottom bracket shell?

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Is it a zaskar?

 

[The History Man]

Do you have a picture of the serial number stamped in the bottom bracket shell?

Don’t call me shell

 

[Woz]

The scan is not hi-res enough really. I bet the original large format negative is full of better detail.

Doesn't appear to be any brakes on the gents bike. Ladies bike with a front rod brake? 1900 to 1910 at a guess.

 

[Mickeyspinn]

The scan is not hi-res enough really. I bet the original large format negative is full of better detail.

Doesn't appear to be any brakes on the gents bike. Ladies bike with a front rod brake? 1900 to 1910 at a guess.

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Does the ladies bike have a rear brake too? I see what looks like a bell crank behind fork on downtube?