1896 Pope Mfg. Columbia Bicycles Ad ~ Testing Devices

Original vintage print advertisement for Columbia Bicycles. Great old ad has images of some testing devices: 100,000 Pound Testing Machine; Bicycle Wheel Tester; Tubing Tester; and the Chemical Laboratory. Also has an image of the Hartford, Ct. factory.

Tagline or sample ad copy: The unique testing devices used at the great Columbia factories, the Council of 21 Experts, which directs the making of all Columbias, and the rigid system of inspection employed make Columbia quality certain.

Publication Year: 1896

Approximate Ad Size (in inches): 11 x 16

Condition: Good with light to moderate age wear. Horizontal fold through center.