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Rare Vintage Dutch Tandem Bicycle by Burgers
Rare Vintage Dutch Tandem Bicycle by Burgers including a Tajindia Rolex oil bicycle lamp. Measures: Seat height in front 36 in. seat height in the back 35 in. The history of Burgers goes back almost 150 years. In 1869, the blacksmith Henricus Burgers from Deventer founded the first Dutch bicycle factory, making Burgers the oldest bicycle brand in the Netherlands. Burgers leads the way in the development of bicycles, in 1900 Burgers won a silver medal at the Paris world exhibition for developing the first folding bicycle. In the years that followed, Burgers grew into one of the most important bicycle brands in the Netherlands and beyond. After the Second World War, the tide turns. With the resignation of Burgers' director, the company is paralyzed and is lagging behind with the introduction of new models. In 1961 Burgers is taken over by Rijwielfabriek Pon from Amersfoort. Netherlands.
- width
- 97 in. (246.38 cm)
- height
- 48 in. (121.92 cm)
- depth
- 21 in. (53.34 cm)
Circa 1939