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Hercules 1962 Advertisement — Kann’s 69th Anniversary Sale, Lightweight 26-Inch Hercules: Boys’ and Girls’ Imported Coaster Brake Bicycles, $29.99
Source: Chronicling America, Library of Congress. The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), 1962-10-10, page B-3 (Metro Area). The advertisement is cropped from the newspaper page; digitized by Library of Congress.
About this document
| Marque | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Type | Advertisement |
| Year | 1962 |
| Publisher | Kann's |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1 |
| Source | Chronicling America, Library of Congress. The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), 1962-10-10, page B-3 (Metro Area). The advertisement is cropped from the newspaper page; digitized by Library of Congress. |
| Credit | Library of Congress |
| Identifier | Chronicling America sn83045462/1962-10-10/ed-1/seq-49 |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
Transcription
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C., Wednesday, October 10, 1962 Metro Area B-3 Lightweight 26" "Hercules" BOYS' AND GIRLS' IMPORTED COASTER BRAKE BICYCLES! 29.99 Desirable lightweight 26" Hercules' bicycles with extra strong curved frame and coaster brakes! With streamlined chain guard and easy-riding 2-tone adjustable saddle, handle bars, and rear reflector, kick stand; frames are …
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C., Wednesday, October 10, 1962 Metro Area B-3 [running head, above the page’s columns and not in the cropped scan; the panel is part of Kann’s 69th Anniversary Sale page]
Lightweight 26″ “Hercules”
BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ IMPORTED COASTER BRAKE BICYCLES!
29.99
Desirable lightweight 26″ Hercules’ bicycles with extra strong curved frame and coaster brakes! With streamlined chain guard and easy-riding 2-tone adjustable saddle, handle bars, and rear reflector, kick stand; frames are rust-resistant. Boys’ in flamboyant ruby with white trim, girls’ in flamboyant blue with white trim.
20″ Imported ‘Hercules’ Bicycles for boys or girls; complete with training wheels. 29.99
10″ Front Wheel Velocipedes with adjustable seat and handle bars, large rubber tires, wide rear step plate for tandem riding. 8.88
12″ Front Wheel Velocipedes with adjustable seat and handle bars, large rubber tires, wide rear step plate for tandem riding. 10.88
16″ Front Wheel Velocipedes with adjustable seat and handle bars, large rubber tires, wide rear step plate for tandem riding. 12.88
20″ Front Wheel Velocipedes with adjustable seat and handle bars, large rubber tires, wide rear step plate for tandem riding. 14.88
Kann’s—Toyland, Fourth Floor Washington—Lower Level Arlington
[A large drawing of a boys’ bicycle with a curved frame, a two-tone saddle and a chain guard fills the left; a boy and a girl in school clothes stand behind its front wheel; an inset box at the lower left shows a girl riding the 20-inch model with training wheels. The four velocipedes are listed in rows below, with their prices in large type.]
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