THE Belle of the Ball - Lot #49
I want the 1901 all nickel plated Pierce chainless.
I agree, the Pierce Pan American to me was the highlight of this whole collection. In 1901 it had it all, full nickeled cushion frame, chainless, and a Corbin manufactured New Departure Coaster Brake!!!!!!!!! Amazing bike for 1901.
Here's the info I posted last year on this great bike;
http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/showth...-fanatics-quot-quot-Full-Nickeled-Pierce-quot
Doing some digging into 1901 Pierce bicycles and came across some interesting articles on Pierce and their "1901 Pan American Cushion Chainless" and "1901 Pan American Special Cushion Chainless" (a full nickel framed version). This includes a cool photo of their exhibit at the 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The exposition is most remembered or you could really say became infamous because U.S. President William McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, at the Temple of Music on September 6, 1901. President McKinley died 8 days later as a result of the gunshot wound to the abdomen.
1901 Pierce Pan American Special full-nickel Cushion Chainless with a Pierce-New Departure Coaster Brake from the Pedaling History Bicycle Museum in Buffalo, NY of which all items are being auctioned by Copake in coming months.
January 4, 1901 "The Bicycling World and Motorcycle Review" on the full nickel 1901 Pierce Pan American Special.
Pierce display and article from the July 18, 1901 edition of "The Bicycling World and Motorcycle Review" on the Pierce Display at the 1901 Pan American Exposition
November 1900 articles from "The Bicycling World and Motorcycle Review" on the 1901 Pierce Pan American models: