• Collector’s Notebook: A Look Back at the Bicycle Delivery Trade

    Collector’s Notebook: A Look Back at the Bicycle Delivery Trade
    Image: Bonhams.Home grocery delivery was already common by the late 19th century and remained popular in the early 20th century. It began to decline after World War II with the rise of suburbs and supermarkets, at least in the United States. The change wasn’t quite as drastic in Europe. This bicycle advertising Collins Chemist, which sold for £1,020 at a Bonhams auction, is one of the “trade” or “carrier” bicycles used in midcentury England. It was made by Leo

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