Humber Cycles, Not Cheap but Good. – Vintage Print
![Humber Cycles, Not Cheap but Good., New York : Liebler & Mass Lith., [189-] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5a/5a2456adae41-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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Humber Cycles, Not Cheap but Good. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Humber Cycles, Not Cheap but Good.
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A slogan does most of the work here: "Humber Cycles, Not Cheap but Good" openly concedes the price and argues that quality justified it. Humber was an English bicycle maker, and its machines were sold in the United States during the 1890s, when cycling was booming among city workers and middle-class riders. This color lithograph was printed by Liebler & Maass, a New York firm known for commercial posters of the period. The date "189-" comes from an unverified caption card, so the 1890s is the best working estimate.
| Created / published | New York : Liebler & Mass Lith., [189-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 112 x 72 cm. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 986 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172499 |
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