Bicycle related silver spoon

[Major Taylor Archive]

I recently acquired a souvenir silver spoon that has a mosquito riding a bike in the bowl. Below it reads Jersey Flyer. AA Zimmerman was known as the Jersey Skeeter. Anyone know if he was also known as the Jersey Flyer ? Any info would be helpful. Thanks !

 

[New Mexico Brant]

I have seen those spoons in a couple collections. Both collectors associated the flatware to A.A. Zimmerman. The "Jersey Flyer" reference was theorized to be a bicycle model Zimmy was promoting. To date only the one "Zimmy" model bikes has surfaced. It would have been easy to change the badge insert on Zimmerman's bikes to "Jersey Flyer."

 

[Major Taylor Archive]

Awesome info Brant. Thanks !