Olga Nethersole endorsement

The equivalent of Paris Hilton endorsing your favorite bicycle brand
in a leading bicycle magazine:
http://i52.tinypic.com/2a96uf7.jpg

***

In case you are inexplicably unaware of who Olga was . . .

Olga Nethersole was a famous UK actress later charged in New York with
creating a public nuisance with her salacious appearance in "Sapho".
(War relief and charity work later gave her dignity and eventually a
CBE.)

***

In case you can't read Olga's handwriting . . .

Dear Sir,

Will you favor me by ordering another '96 Stearns bicycle to be
shipped to my London residence, Walsingham House, Picadilly.

The Stearns is the lightest & most durable wheel that I have ridden &
an ideal bicycle for women.

Yours very truly,

Olga Nethersole

***

The Paris, London, and NYC addresses are a nice touch, but what really
personalizes her stationery is that photo of Olga herself.

***

In case you want to see what a public nuisance looked like in 1900:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ethersole1.jpg

Good news--she won the court battle:
http://www.wayneturney.20m.com/nethersoleolga.htm

***

Oh, that 1896 Stearns woman's bicycle? Here's a saucy beauty employing
its coasting pegs:
http://www285.pair.com/scannell/06146.jpg

An 1897 model, restored:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphot...n/photostream/

The odd front hub of a Stearns:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...34422057ToGLlC

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

On Jan 5, 10:29*pm, wrote:
The equivalent of Paris Hilton endorsing your favorite bicycle brand
in a leading bicycle magazine:
*http://i52.tinypic.com/2a96uf7.jpg

***

In case you are inexplicably unaware of who Olga was . . .

Olga Nethersole was a famous UK actress later charged in New York with
creating a public nuisance with her salacious appearance in "Sapho".
(War relief and charity work later gave her dignity and eventually a
CBE.)

***

In case you can't read Olga's handwriting . . .

Dear Sir,

Will you favor me by ordering another '96 Stearns bicycle to be
shipped to my London residence, Walsingham House, Picadilly.

The Stearns is the lightest & most durable wheel that I have ridden &
an ideal bicycle for women.

Yours very truly,

Olga Nethersole

***

The Paris, London, and NYC addresses are a nice touch, but what really
personalizes her stationery is that photo of Olga herself.

***

In case you want to see what a public nuisance looked like in 1900:
*http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ethersole1.jpg

Good news--she won the court battle:
*http://www.wayneturney.20m.com/nethersoleolga.htm

***

Oh, that 1896 Stearns woman's bicycle? Here's a saucy beauty employing
its coasting pegs:http://www285.pair.com/scannell/06146.jpg

An 1897 model, restored:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphot...292/sizes/l/in...

The odd front hub of a Stearns:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...34422057ToGLlC

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

That's a nice looking bike, though the combination of a skirt-guard
and no front fender seems odd. Good poster, too. Were all Steams
"woman specific?"

On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 20:16:21 -0800 (PST), Brian Huntley
wrote:

On Jan 5, 10:29*pm, wrote:
The equivalent of Paris Hilton endorsing your favorite bicycle brand
in a leading bicycle magazine:
*http://i52.tinypic.com/2a96uf7.jpg

***

In case you are inexplicably unaware of who Olga was . . .

Olga Nethersole was a famous UK actress later charged in New York with
creating a public nuisance with her salacious appearance in "Sapho".
(War relief and charity work later gave her dignity and eventually a
CBE.)

***

In case you can't read Olga's handwriting . . .

Dear Sir,

Will you favor me by ordering another '96 Stearns bicycle to be
shipped to my London residence, Walsingham House, Picadilly.

The Stearns is the lightest & most durable wheel that I have ridden &
an ideal bicycle for women.

Yours very truly,

Olga Nethersole

***

The Paris, London, and NYC addresses are a nice touch, but what really
personalizes her stationery is that photo of Olga herself.

***

In case you want to see what a public nuisance looked like in 1900:
*http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ethersole1.jpg

Good news--she won the court battle:
*http://www.wayneturney.20m.com/nethersoleolga.htm

***

Oh, that 1896 Stearns woman's bicycle? Here's a saucy beauty employing
its coasting pegs:http://www285.pair.com/scannell/06146.jpg

An 1897 model, restored:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphot...292/sizes/l/in...

The odd front hub of a Stearns:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...34422057ToGLlC

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

That's a nice looking bike, though the combination of a skirt-guard
and no front fender seems odd. Good poster, too. Were all Steams
"woman specific?"

Dear Brian,

Like many companies during the bike boom, E.C. Stearns made both men's
and women's safety bicycles, as well as lady-leading tandems.

Along with other manufacturers, Stearns jumped on the chainless
bandwagon that coincided with the collapse of the bike boom:
http://www.nostalgic.net/bicycle378.htm

Some Stearns bikes from 1898:

http://books.google.com/books?id=YrU...page&q&f=false

It was hard to make a generic fixie that was much different from the
others, so bicycle companies resorted to ads like the one with Olga's
letter--which was probably arranged through her business agent.

Stearns was one of a number of bike companies that survived to make
cars.

The only true lady's bicycle:
http://i15.tinypic.com/7wymkj9.jpg

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

WAS THERE A COASTER BRAKE IN 1897 ?

kolldata wrote:
WAS THERE A COASTER BRAKE IN 1897 ?


Yes, Eclipse:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/script...=199&invol=581

More about those rotten bicycle industry guys:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...DD405B838DF1D3

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:24:16 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

kolldata wrote:
WAS THERE A COASTER BRAKE IN 1897 ?


Yes, Eclipse:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/script...=199&invol=581

More about those rotten bicycle industry guys:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...DD405B838DF1D3

Dear Andrew,

The New Departure of 1896 is often cited as the first safety bicycle
coaster brake, despite its unusual design:
http://coasties.com/about-2

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

kolldata wrote:
WAS THERE A COASTER BRAKE IN 1897 ?

AMuzi wrote:
Yes, Eclipse:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/script...=199&invol=581
More about those rotten bicycle industry guys:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...DD405B838DF1D3

wrote:
The New Departure of 1896 is often cited as the first safety bicycle
coaster brake, despite its unusual design:
http://coasties.com/about-2


Thanks, I was unclear on the initial dates beyond 'sorta
pre-1900' and didn't see anything older than 1897 on a quick
search.

New Departures have at least one compelling feature in that
the disc assembly when (cheaply, easily) replaced leaves no
worn parts inside. Others are subject to (sometimes severe)
hubshell wear from the expanding brake shoes.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

FARROW colllected ?

On Jan 6, 3:29*am, wrote:
The equivalent of Paris Hilton endorsing your favorite bicycle brand
in a leading bicycle magazine:
*http://i52.tinypic.com/2a96uf7.jpg

***

In case you are inexplicably unaware of who Olga was . . .

Olga Nethersole was a famous UK actress later charged in New York with
creating a public nuisance with her salacious appearance in "Sapho".
(War relief and charity work later gave her dignity and eventually a
CBE.)

***

In case you can't read Olga's handwriting . . .

Dear Sir,

Will you favor me by ordering another '96 Stearns bicycle to be
shipped to my London residence, Walsingham House, Picadilly.

The Stearns is the lightest & most durable wheel that I have ridden &
an ideal bicycle for women.

Yours very truly,

Olga Nethersole

***

The Paris, London, and NYC addresses are a nice touch, but what really
personalizes her stationery is that photo of Olga herself.

***

In case you want to see what a public nuisance looked like in 1900:
*http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ethersole1.jpg

Good news--she won the court battle:
*http://www.wayneturney.20m.com/nethersoleolga.htm

***

Oh, that 1896 Stearns woman's bicycle? Here's a saucy beauty employing
its coasting pegs:http://www285.pair.com/scannell/06146.jpg

An 1897 model, restored:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphot...292/sizes/l/in...

The odd front hub of a Stearns:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...34422057ToGLlC

No flange thickness and no interlace, should make a fine wheel.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:29:17 -0700, wrote:

The equivalent of Paris Hilton endorsing your favorite bicycle brand
in a leading bicycle magazine:
http://i52.tinypic.com/2a96uf7.jpg

***

In case you are inexplicably unaware of who Olga was . . .

Olga Nethersole was a famous UK actress later charged in New York with
creating a public nuisance with her salacious appearance in "Sapho".
(War relief and charity work later gave her dignity and eventually a
CBE.)

***

In case you can't read Olga's handwriting . . .

Dear Sir,

Will you favor me by ordering another '96 Stearns bicycle to be
shipped to my London residence, Walsingham House, Picadilly.

The Stearns is the lightest & most durable wheel that I have ridden &
an ideal bicycle for women.

Yours very truly,

Olga Nethersole

***

The Paris, London, and NYC addresses are a nice touch, but what really
personalizes her stationery is that photo of Olga herself.

***

In case you want to see what a public nuisance looked like in 1900:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ethersole1.jpg

Good news--she won the court battle:
http://www.wayneturney.20m.com/nethersoleolga.htm

***

Oh, that 1896 Stearns woman's bicycle? Here's a saucy beauty employing
its coasting pegs:
http://www285.pair.com/scannell/06146.jpg

An 1897 model, restored:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphot...n/photostream/

The odd front hub of a Stearns:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...34422057ToGLlC

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

That odd front hub on that Stearns:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...34422057ToGLlC

It's a Laass hub:
http://i54.tinypic.com/2nqglg9.jpg

The strange idea illustrated in one patent witnessed by Laass, with
the inventors being Barnes & Barnes:
http://tinyurl.com/2ukv6rb

Cheers,

Carl Fogel