Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: repairs

The Lancaster City Directory for 1903 listed John B. Martin (1875-1906) as a bicycle repairer and gave his address as 421 N. Prince Street, so it seems likely that this business card with the same information dates to about the same time. I haven't uncovered any information regarding Martin's career as a trick rider, nor have I found any reference to the athletic grounds and banked bicycle track that he operated on Prince Street. Martin died on March 19, 1906. He was only 30 years old and left behind three young daughters. David Bachman Landis of Pluck Art Printery printed Martin's business card. J. B. Martin, Wheels to Hire Martin the Trick Rider. First-Class Bicycle Repairing. Athletic Grounds in the Rear. Come and see the new banked Bicycle Track. 421 N. Prince St., Lancaster, Pa. Half square north of the P.R.R. freight depot.

"Buzzell Tire Services and Dry Cleaning and Pressing Service, 52-54 Main Street, Galeton, Penna. Quick tire service. Call us for all your tire needs. New and used tires! Work guaranteed. We'll fix it in a hurry! Oh dear, a blowout!"

"Leap Year 1908. Be my chauffeur on the auto of life. D. P. Crane, '08." Leap Year postcards (above and below) from a 1908 series by illustrator Donn P. Crane .

A nineteenth-century broadside advertisement for Theodore Trickel 's new shoe store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opened! Theodore Trickel. New Shoe Store, 1520 South 63d Street. Unfurl the [flag] and spread the news, Theo. Trickel repairs all kinds of shoes, Men's, women's, and misses' repaired very neat At 1520 South 63d Street. Shoes repaired from the best of leather And warranted to keep out the weather, Half soleing and heeling done with care, Of your patronage he asks a share. Invisible patches put on quite neat That cannot be seen upon the feet, All the work that is done by me, Will give satisfaction I guarantee. The public all should keep in view Shoes repaired to look like new, Don't forget to give me a call Shoes repaired, large or small. Custom Work a Specialty Repairing neatly done and promptly attended to. Ready-made shoes in stock for men, women, and children at the lowest prices. Theodore Trickel 1520 South 63d Street, Philadelphia Alfred D. Smith, printer, 5841 Baynton Street, Germantown.

"Easter Compliments. Frey & Eckert, Boots and Shoes, 3 East King Street, Lanc., Pa. Your trade solicited. Boots and shoes made to order. Reparing neatly done." A Victorian-era advertising trade card.

For more information, see Don't Walk! Ride a Bicycle .

For more information, see Don't Walk! Ride a Bicycle .

"Don't walk! Ride a bicycle. Horses are high, but bicycles are low. Good second-hand bicycles from $1.75 to $8.00....Special: new bicycles, $12.75....Geo. H. Muhlenberg, the experienced jeweler. Closed on Sundays. Phone 105. Box 8, Morgantown, Pa." Mouse over the image to see enlargements of the spot illustrations depicting a Brownie riding a bicycle and a Brownie standing beside a "Look" sign . For another example of an advertisement that uses Brownies, see What Have You Found Now, Christopher Columbus? . For more on these creatures, see Wikipedia's articles on The Brownies and their creator Palmer Cox (1840–1924).

"The Modern Cycle Co., general repairing, brazing, vulcanizing. Wm. Deubel, proprietor. 1317 Montgomery St., rear. Allied Printing Trades Council, Union Label, St. Louis, 32. The Modern Way. The Old Way." The Modern Cycle Company was a bicycle repair shop that may have been located in St. Louis, Missouri (that's where this business card was printed), but I haven't been able to uncover any additional information about the company or its proprietor, William Deubel. In the illustration on the back of the card, the "modern way" and the "old way" both portray men who are working on bicycles, and the main difference between the two of them seems to be that the modern man is using a longer tire lever (or similar tool) on his bike. I'm not sure whether this was intended to show that the Modern Cycle Company used better tools, repaired bikes more efficiently, or something else.