1939 'INGO-BIKE' VINTAGE ORIGINAL (LOP-SIDED-WHEEL) BICYCLE

  JUST ADDED TO OUR MUSEUM, AN ALL ORIGINAL UN-MOLESTED 1939 INGO-BIKE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CRAZY BICYCLE'S YOU MIGHT END UP SEEING FOUND IN A BARN ON "AMERICAN PICKER'S" TV SHOW ON A&E CHANNEL. IT WAS A UNIQUE BICYCLE DESIGNED WITH A LOP-SIDED WHEEL. YOU STOOD ON THE FRAME AND BOUNCED, CAUSING IT TO JETISON FORWARD. IT COULD ACTUALLY BE RIDDEN BY TWO PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS SO UNIQUE THE U.S.PATENT DEPARTMENT INITIALLY REFUSED TO GRANT IT A LICENSE AS A "BICYCLE". THEY MADE THE INVENTOR'S, THE HUYSSEN BROTHERS, 'PROVE' IT COULD BE RIDDEN SO, ONE OF THEM RODE IT FROM CHICAGO, ILL. TO "MIA MAH" BEACH, FLORIDA IN 12 'RIDING DAYS'. THAT RESULTED IN THE PATENT DEPT. FINALLY LIFTING THEIR BAN AND GRANTING A LICENSE TO THEM AS "A BICYCLE".

THE INVENTORS BRAGGED IN THEIR ADVERTISING:

SAFE: JUST SIX INCHES OFF THE GROUND

GENTLE BOUNCING RIDE- ON THE 'SPRING-FLEX' PLATFORM

NO TANGLED CLOTHES- LIKE 'REGULAR' BICYCLES

NO JANGLED NERVES   THE COMPETITION WAS THE "HIGHWHEELED" BICYCLE

RELAXING TO THE MUSCLES

RYTHMIC SWING- "ONLY FINE DANCERS KNOW"

RUST-PROOF RIMS AND SPOKE

STOPS- WITH A ONE TOUCH ENGLISH-TYPE BRAKE LEVER

DELIGHTFULLY SILENT

SELF PROPELLED - TO SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 M.P.H.

PRICED - AT ONLY $24.75 ((1939 DOLLARS))  WHEN NEW-

USING TODAYS C.P.I. INFLATION INDEX- IT WOULD BE A $378.29 BICYCLE

IT WAS BUILT BY THE INGERSOLL STEEL AND DISC CO. A DIVISION OF BORG-WARNER CORP.     

   AT 310 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

IT IS CURRENTLY DISPLAYED PERFECT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION COLLECTOR OR 'NEWBIE' THAT WANTS TO ADD A FINE, OLD COLLECTIBLE TO THEIR LIST OF EARLY ANTIQUE PRIZES. OFFERED@ $2,200