Orient cycles lead the leaders. Waltham M'f'g' Co. / Edward Penfield. – Antique Print
![Orient cycles lead the leaders. Waltham M'f'g' Co. / Edward Penfield., [189-] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4f/4fb6c7a7a225-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This vintage poster of Orient cycles lead the leaders. Waltham M'f'g' Co. / Edward Penfield. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Orient cycles lead the leaders. Waltham M'f'g' Co. / Edward Penfield.
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The title makes the sales pitch plain: Orient cycles lead the leaders. The Waltham Manufacturing Company, which built its Orient bicycles in Waltham, Massachusetts, commissioned Edward Penfield, one of the most admired American poster designers of the period, to promote them. Penfield's flat areas of bold color, simplified figures, and clear lettering helped shape American commercial posters during the 1890s bicycle boom, when cycling was a popular subject for advertisers. The record dates the print only to the 1890s, so the exact year of printing is uncertain.
| Created / published | [189-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1890-1900.Posters American 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. C71. 189-. |
| Subjects | Bicycles & tricycles--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,100 × 1,432 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217058 |
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