Lot No. 150


HERMANN KLAUE


DATE: 1954
COUNTRY: SWITZERLAND
WEIGHT: 16,00 KG / 35,20 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 53,2 CM / 20,9 INCH
GEARS: 1
CONDITION: 3
- Hermann Klaue was an extraordinary inventor and engineer
- carried out research in the wide area of bicycles
- this model comes from Hermann Klaue's earlier series
- painted in silver (Hercules models were generally painted green with a hammer tone finish)
- at the back a strikingly small drum brake slows the bike
- the lights got powered by a FW dynamo front wheel hub
- a revolutionary feature at its time, made by the Viennese company Wieser

EXHIBITIONS

- MAK 2013

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
old and very fragile

Gears:
none

Tubes /Tyres:
old and porous

Saddle:
leather saddle

Frame:
in order, slight traces of use

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer

19.05.2015 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 500.-
Starting bid:
EUR 400.-

HERMANN KLAUE


DATE: 1954
COUNTRY: SWITZERLAND
WEIGHT: 16,00 KG / 35,20 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 53,2 CM / 20,9 INCH
GEARS: 1
CONDITION: 3
- Hermann Klaue was an extraordinary inventor and engineer
- carried out research in the wide area of bicycles
- this model comes from Hermann Klaue's earlier series
- painted in silver (Hercules models were generally painted green with a hammer tone finish)
- at the back a strikingly small drum brake slows the bike
- the lights got powered by a FW dynamo front wheel hub
- a revolutionary feature at its time, made by the Viennese company Wieser

EXHIBITIONS

- MAK 2013

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
old and very fragile

Gears:
none

Tubes /Tyres:
old and porous

Saddle:
leather saddle

Frame:
in order, slight traces of use

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer


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Auction: Bicycles from the embacher-collection
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 19.05.2015 - 18:00
Location: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 09.05. - 19.05.2015


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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