Sold for:
$35,000
$35,000
Benjamin Bowden
Spacelander bicycle
Bombard Industries USA, 1946 / 1960 fiberglass, chrome-plated steel, leather, rubber 72 w x 23 d x 41 h in (183 x 58 x 104 cm)
result: $35,000
The single-speed Spacelander features a fiberglass body, battery operated lights and a push-button horn.
Ultimately, the production of this space-age bicycle proved to be costly and it is estimated that only 522 examples were ever made.
Signed with applied metal label to frame: [Bowden].
An example of Bowden’s ultramodern Spacelander resides in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2013-03-28
