OLD (I do mean OLD) Iver

[bikewhorder]

I did have an eye on that wheelchair.................the mannequin, not so much.

I'm sure @Boris is all ready on that mannequin (and not just as a buyer).

 

[mike cates]

Your Iver Johnson was preceeded by the LOVELL DIAMOND brand hard tire safety of identical design.
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[bikebozo]

That bike is about is worth 3,000 to 3500, , I have the correct seat for 750.00, pedals will be about 750.00, the only thing really wrong with these bikes are the chain stays ,bend easy and they are bolted on

 

[bikebozo]

Looks to be about 1892. The parts your missing are pricey, but if the price is right...

Earlier than 92 with a hinged head

 

[Blue Streak]

Looks to be 1891 Lovell Diamond No. 2 (cushion tires). 1890 was first year for this frame design. Frame head and fork design changed for 1892.

November 8, 1889 - The Wheel:

December 20, 1889 - The Wheel:

March 14, 1890 - Bicycling World:

March 21, 1890 - The Wheel:

January 16, 1891 - The Wheel:

February 20, 1891 - The Wheel:

May 8, 1891 - The Wheel:

March 18, 1892 - The Wheel:

 

[Superman1984]

Those mannequins fetch a $100 - a few hundred dollars. They're cool to jus' man cave too; throw some clothes on'em, hang tools or parts off them etc

 

[Handyman]

Thanks so much Blue Streak for taking the time to post all that information. If it truly is an 1891, that makes it a bit more desirable for me as the Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works moved to Fitchburg from Worcester in 1891, so this would be in the first year they manufactured bicycles in Fitchburg. Pete in Fitchburg

 

[locomotion]

Thanks so much Blue Streak for taking the time to post all that information. If it truly is an 1891, that makes it a bit more desirable for me as the Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works moved to Fitchburg from Worcester in 1891, so this would be in the first year they manufactured bicycles in Fitchburg. Pete in Fitchburg

There is another tread on the cabe about a model 1 Lovell. Good read as well as @Blue Streak had posted a lot of valuable information about it

 

[pelletman]

Thanks so much Blue Streak for taking the time to post all that information. If it truly is an 1891, that makes it a bit more desirable for me as the Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works moved to Fitchburg from Worcester in 1891, so this would be in the first year they manufactured bicycles in Fitchburg. Pete in Fitchburg

You did notice the nametag says Fitchburg?! Today I learned IJ moved in 1981 and my great grandparents on my dad's side and my uncle are buried across the street from Iver Johnson.

Iver Johnson (1841-1895) - Find a Grave Memorial

Born as Ivar Jonsen Floe at Flo in Innvik (now Stryn) in Nordfjord. His birth and baptism is listed as #10 on this page in the Norwegian parish registers: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb10081106230042 Johnson arrived in Worcester from his native Norway in 1863 at the age of 22 and immediately...

www.findagrave.com

 

[Superman1984]

You did notice the nametag says Fitchburg?! Today I learned IJ moved in 1981 and my great grandparents on my dad's side and my uncle are buried across the street from Iver Johnson

I see that, Iver Johnson, Manufactured, & Boston, Mass.

So @Handyman did ya end up getting this & the mannequin or just the bike???

C'mon inquiring minds wanna know