Bicycle

Object Name:

Bicycle

Object ID:

2007.060.01

Date:

circa 1958

Description:

Bicycle, c. 1958, J. C. Higgins brand, distributed by Sears, Roebuck & Co. Used by donor (b. 1946) for delivering newspapers in the South End of Concord, NH. Painted red with white accents. With fenders, pair of rear metal baskets, headlight, red front light, red taillight, generator, chain guard, rear reflector, and padded seat cover. White wheel rims. Lettering on chain guard, "J.C. Higgins", red letters on white. Metal nameplate on front of head tube: "J.C. / HIGGINS / SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO." Three Concord license decals on rear fender: 1962-63, 1963-64, and 1964-65. Baskets stamped "ANDROCK / PAT. 2,890,819".

Material:

Metal
Steel
Rubber

Dimensions:

H-38 W-25 L-70 inches

Provenance:

Purchased by donor at Sears store in Concord, NH, c. 1958, for about $60.

James L. Dimick was born in Concord, NH, in 1946. His family lived on Cypress Street when the bicycle was purchased. His father, David H. Dimick (1915-1987), was also born in Concord and was a department manager for Sears, Roebuck & Co. in Concord for 37 years.

James was a telephone technician for New England Telephone Co. in Concord, 1969-1983, and then for AT&T in Concord until 1986. He worked in Laconia from 1986 to 2003, first for NYNEX, then Bell Atlantic, then Verizon.

Credit Line:

Gift of James L. Dimick

People:

Dimick, James L. (1946- )

Subjects:

Bicycling, Newspaper carriers, Bicycles and tricycles