American Motorcycle Advertising Volume 3: 1909 - 1910 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781540771506)

Do you like antique American-made motorcycles? Want to impress friends with your knowledge of those first American-made motorcycles? Do the names Merkel, Excelsior, M.M., Wagner, Thor or R.S. ring a bell? Curious what the Indian motorcycle advertisements looked like in 1909? Ever wonder what Harley-Davidson advertising looked like in 1910? Well look no further, American Motorcycle Advertising Volume 3: 1909-1910 is your year-by-year source providing a unique look at American motorcycle history through national advertising for motorcycles made in America nearly 100 years ago.The collection of over 400 historic company and private "For Sale" ads displays unique art work, the latest in engineering specifications and technological advancements, real period photographs, listings of racer names with results, and general information. This volume of single and two-page ads is now being published in an effort to help preserve and keep American motorcycle history alive. These little known and seldom seen classic advertisements are found in two rare collections of digitalized issues of the very first motorcycle magazines published in the USA. These magazines include Bicycle World and Motor Cycle Review, Motorcycle Illustrated along with Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal.

Author: Rick Conner
ISBN-10: 1540771504
ISBN-13: 9781540771506
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2016
Pages: 430
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.18lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.87d