Vintage Bicycle Advertisements; good, bad. ugly...

[bagpussctc]

Not sure what this was advertising when I took the picture/photo!
Cow horns? by rebalrid, on Flickr

Eddy and Falcon team up.
Merchx/Falcon. by rebalrid, on Flickr

[Brucey]

éclabousser means to splash/splatter (or shatter, burst)

[Brucey]

Presumably monkeys and parrots together had some cultural significance (in the U.S. ?) that is lost on a modern audience?

[bagpussctc]

You needed stuff for your pride and joy.Lucas probably made it.
Lucas ,Bells,Lamps,etc by rebalrid, on Flickr

Lucas Accessories. by rebalrid, on Flickr

[Brucey]

the logic is that there must be smoke contained within Lucas parts, and that this smoke must be essential for their proper function, for when it escapes, the parts soon stop working. Thus you can now buy replacement smoke, just to be sure you don't run out of this vital commodity.

cheers

[JohnW]

from the 1930s, I think. 'Cruising' is a word which has had many uses, I'm not sure they would use it in a bicycle ad these days...

Probably breaking the conditions of the Trades Descriptions Act - it's not raining!

[bagpussctc]

More French style.
Cycles Automoto by rebalrid, on Flickr

Cycles Jussy Cie by rebalrid, on Flickr

[bagpussctc]

the logic is that there must be smoke contained within Lucas parts, and that this smoke must be essential for their proper function, for when it escapes, the parts soon stop working. Thus you can now buy replacement smoke, just to be sure you don't run out of this vital commodity.

cheers

I just had to check the month and date .....and came up Short...

Do you keep this on the shelf next to your glass hammer and VW beetle coolant.

[RubaDub]

[Brucey]

I know nothing about 'Cosmos' cycles, but their poster was interesting



both the Cosmos and Raleigh images attempt to show speed in motion as it were; this was a relatively new approach to graphic style



another example of Art Deco 'speed' style

[bagpussctc]

From Worksop,England
Carlton 1963 by rebalrid, on Flickr

Tired off to bed.


Dunlop advert . by rebalrid, on Flickr

J B Dunlop also invented pyrmid selling,as seen in this advert.
filename-1 - Copy (16) by rebalrid, on Flickr

[RubaDub]

1884

[Sweep]

I know nothing about 'Cosmos' cycles, but their poster was interesting



both the Cosmos and Raleigh images attempt to show speed in motion as it were; this was a relatively new approach to graphic style



another example of Art Deco 'speed' style

Quite possibly influenced by boccioni. (And some of the other italian futurists)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamism_of_a_Cyclist
Scroll down the wiki entry for the sketches at the bottom.
All those (frustrated or not) art school grads finding a living in the world of commerce - which is fair enough.

[bagpussctc]

Once you got your bike,you went touring. The covers to Harold Briercliffes guides were works of art.
filename-1 - Copy (21) by rebalrid, on Flickr

filename-1 - Copy (19) by rebalrid, on Flickr

and something to read
filename-1 - Copy (18) by rebalrid, on Flickr

[gazza_d]

Since I'm a fan of small wheeled bikes with suspension, I'll add this