RECREA TION. 



High-Grade 



Bicycles 



AMES- 

 MANUFACTURING 

 COMPANY 



CHICOPEE, MASS, 



We have ready for shipment our 1897 crop of High-Grade Bicycles, 

 both in Gent's and Ladies' patterns, at the price of a low or medium grade. 

 We have several styles as follows : 



MODEL " B " special, Gent's Diamond Frame, 

 large seamless tubing, with changeable 

 sprockets, single piece cranks and axle, at 



MODEL "B" Gent's Diamond Frame, large 

 seamless tubing, changeable sprockets, at 



MODEL "M" Ladies', with Single Reach Frame, 

 seamless tubing, changeable sprockets, at 



MODEL " I " Ladies' Curved Double Reach 

 Frame, changeable sprockets, ... at 



$85.00 

 $75.00 

 $T5.00 

 $T5.00 



All of the tubing in the above wheels is seamless cold drawn, the 

 frames are enameled with three coats of first-class enamel baked on, all 

 connections are drop steel forgings, the nickeling is done after a :oat of 

 copper is put on and the finish is as nice and fine as any wheel ever made. 



We also have model " K " gent's diamond frame, large seamless 

 tubing, with changeable sprockets, and model " L" ladies', one curved and 

 one straight reach, seamless tubing, changeable sprockets. 



The connections on the two latter machines are a fine grade of electri- 

 cally welded stampings. The two latter wheels are listed at $60.00 each. 



The ball cases and cones in all of the above wheels are cut from bar, 

 the hubs are of drop forged steel, and take them all in all they are as fine 

 a line of wheels as are on the market. 



We solicit a trial order and should be pleased to 

 mail you on application our i8q7 artistic catalog 



The above firm is the old original Ames Manufacturing Company, 

 which has been in business on the same ground since 1828 



