I've been contacted by the Shelburne Museum, in Shelburne, VT regarding a couple bikes in their collection. For those of you unfamiliar with the Shelburne Museum, it describes itself thusly:
"Located in Vermont's scenic Lake Champlain valley, Shelburne Museum is one of the nation's finest, most diverse, and unconventional museums of art and Americana. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in a remarkable setting of 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds.
Impressionist paintings, folk art, quilts and textiles, decorative arts, furniture, American paintings, and a dazzling array of 17th-to 20th-century artifacts are on view. Shelburne is home to the finest museum collections of 19th-century American folk art, quilts, 19th- and 20th-century decoys, and carriages."
Info here: http://www.shelburnemuseum.org/
Anyway...
They have two bikes about which they know very little and would like to know more. Their request is simple: "I wondered whether you would be able to help with any more information about them and whether they are historically interesting."
I have yet to see the bikes in person, but they sent one photo of each. I've posted them on my Wooljersey site here:
http://www.wooljersey.com/
The first is by an unknown maker - donated to Shelburne Museum by Charles Jones of Burlington, VT. The second is described as an Acme Bicycle.
Any help will be appreciated. If you need more info I can contact them and can go visit in person to examine the bikes and take more photos.
Thanks!
David
David G. White
Burlington, VT