Bicycle promotional 1897

Bicycle broadside. The Greatest Offer THE VOICE has Ever Made! THE NEW 1897 "FIREFLY" BICYCLE Given for Only Fifty New Subscriptions!...Why Pay Money for a Bicycle?... "The Firefly" is a Perfect 1897 Wheel...The Firefly Model C, Price $100... Original edition. ...The Firefly Model D, "Ladies Firefly," Price $100. Specifications similar to those of Model C with drop frame, and dress guards of noiseless, highly polished hardwood, mud and chain guards laced so as to afford perfect protection for the skirts...." New York: The Voice, Bicycle Department, 1897. Original folds present and unobjectionable. 21" x 16" Very Good. Includes illustrations of both men's and women's bicycles.

my guess is this publication would become the Village Voice based on the address but I haven’t done any research in that claim.

[Unrecorded by WorldCat.] (#kfk755)