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$75.00 



Or Ninety Subscriptions to 

 "Birds." 



Diamond or Drop frame. 



This wheel is made especially for the Nature Study Publishing Co., to be used as a premium. It is unique in 

 design, of material the best, of workmanship unexcelled. No other wheel on the market can compare favorably 

 with it for less than $ioo.oo. 



SPECIFICATIONS FOR 1897 "BIRD" BICYCLE. 



Frame. — Diamond pattern; cold-drawn seamless steel tubing; i% inch tubing in the quadrangle with the 

 exception of the head, which is 1% inch. Height, 23, 24, 25 and 26 inches. Rear triangle % inch tubing in the lower 

 and upright bars. Frame Parts.— Steel drop forgings, strongly reinforced connections. Forks. — Seamless steel 

 fork sides, gracefully curved and mechanically reinforced. Steering Head. — 9, 11 and 13 inches long, 1% inches 

 diameter. Handle Bar. — Cold-drawn, weldless steel tubing, % inch in diameter, ram's horn, upright or reversible, 

 adapted to two positions; Handles. — Cork or corkaline; black, maroon or bright tips. Wheels.— 2S inch, front and 

 rear. Wheel Base. — 43 inches. Rims. — Olds or Plymouth. Tires.— Morgan & Wright, Vim, or Hartford. Spokes. 

 — Swaged, Excelsior Needle Co.'s best quality; 28 in front and 32 in rear wheel. Cranks.— Special steel, round and 

 tapered; 6% inch throw. Pedals. — Brandenburg; others on order. Chain. — }± inch, solid link, with hardened rivet 

 steel centers. Saddle. — Black, attractive and comfortable; our own make. Saddle Post.— Adjustable, style "T." 

 Tread. — 4 7 <s inches. Sprocket Wheels. — Steel drop forgings, hardened. Gear.— 68 regular; other gears furnished if 

 so desired. Bearings. — Made of the best selected high-grade tool steel, carefully ground to a finish after tempering, 

 and thoroughly dust-proof. All cups are screwed into hubs and crank hangers. Hubs.— Large tubular hubs, made 

 from a solid bar of steel. Furnishing. — Tool-bag, wrench, oiler, pump and repair kit. Tool Bags. — In black or tan 

 leather, as may be preferred. Handle bar, hubs, sprocket wheels, cranks, pedals, seat post, spokes, screws, nuts 

 and washers, nickel plated over copper; remainder enameled. Weight. — 22 and 24 pounds. 



Send tor Specifications for Diamond Frame. 



OTHER PREMIUMS OFFERED. 



"Bird" Wheel No. 2, '97 model, Price $60.00, given for 70 subscriptions to "Birds." 



Boys' "Bird" or Girls' "Bird," '97 model, Price $45.00, given for 50 subscriptions to "Birds." 



The Monarch '97 Model Bicycle, Price $100.00, given for 150 subscriptions to "Birds." 



The Racycle, Narrow Tread, '97 model, Price $100.00, given for 150 subscriptions to "Birds.'' 



THE 



"DEXTER" 



CAMERA. 



The "Dexter" Camera. Pictures 3^ x 3^. 

 $4.00, or eight subscriptions to "Birds." 



Produces portraits, landscapes, groups and flashlights better 

 than many higher priced instruments. It will hold three double 

 plate holder with a capacity of six dry plates. It is covered with 

 black morocco grain leather, and provided with finder. Send for 

 full description. Price $4.00, or eight subscriptions to "Birds." 



Photake Camera. Pictures 2x2, portraits, landscapes, flash- 

 light. Price $2.50, or six subscriptions to "Birds." 



The "Lakeside" Tennis Racket. Price $4.00, or nine subscrip- 

 tions to "Birds." 



The "Greenwood" Tennis Racket. Price $3.30, or seven sub- 

 scriptions to "Birds." 



The Crown Fountain Pen Price $2.25, given for three subscriptions to "Birds." 



The Stay-Lit Bicycle Lamp, Price $2.50, given for five subscriptions to "Birds." 



Youth's'Companion and Reversible Blackboard, Price $3.50, given for eight subscriptions to "Birds." 



Webster's International Dictionary— sheep— indexed, Price $10.75, twenty annual subscriptions to "Birds." 



Oxford Bibles ! Prices $3.70 to $10.70, given for seven to twenty annual subscriptions to "Birds." 



The Twentieth Century Library, Price, each $1.00, given for two annual subscriptions to "Birds." 



Tuxedo Edition of Poets, Price, each $1.00, given for two annual subscriptions to "Birds." 



The Story of the Birds, i2ino., cloth Price 65c, given for three annual subscriptions to "Birds." 



We call special attention to The Story of the Birds, by James Newton Baskett, M. A., as an interesting book to 

 be read in connection with our magazine, "BIRDS." It is well written and finely illustrated. Persons interested 

 in Bird Day should have one of these books. We can furnish nearly any book of the Poets or Fiction or School 

 Books as premiums to ' ' BIRDS." We can furnish almost any article on the market as premiums for subscriptions 

 to "BIRDS," either fancy or sporting goods, musical instruments, including high-grade pianos, or any book pub- 

 lished in this country. We will gladly quote price or number of subscriptions necessary. 



NATURE STUDY PUBLISHING CO. 



Agents Wanted in every Town and City to represent " BIRDS.' 



CHICAGO. 



