1895 Ad Pope Columbia Bicycles Pricing Hartford Conn. - ORIGINAL LHJ3 XECA2 Florence Gilbert Photograph by Autrey

Florence Gilbert Photograph by Autrey

It was commissioned for the entry of King Henry II to Paris in 1549

upon the city's surrender

while the book it came from was destroyed in the war

1895 Ad Pope Columbia Bicycles Pricing Hartford Conn. - ORIGINAL LHJ3 XECA2 Florence Gilbert Photograph by AutreyThis is a small original 1895 black and white print ad for Columbia Bicycles, a product by the Pope Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut. CONDITION This 116+ year old Item is rated Near Mint Very Fine. Light aging throughout. No creases. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage. Product Type: Original Print Ad; Black White Grade: Near Mint Very Fine Dimensions: Approximately 2. 25 x 3. 75 inches; 6 x 10 cm