I picked up a very unique and early unicycle last week. No badge or name reference on the frame. I have found Christy on the seat dated 1885, on the outside of the hubs another Overman reference dated 1886 Boston, then while going over the unicycle I found more dates and OWCO again dated 1880.
This is a wooded rim unicycle. On another website that I posted on a gentleman who owns/owned some Overman early bicycles and who lives close to the museum in Florida chimed in with this. See below
rear hub , cranks and pedals are part of a Overman Wheel Co , front forks ,bearing cages , c-1887,,.the legs up to the seat , do not have a highwheel front forks profile, never seen or heard of Albert Overman Wheel Co advertising a unicycle . The seat would date this nice machine to any time after 1897 , . It is creative how they used the bottom section of a highwheel Victor front forks.
I will try to attach pictures shortly. Has anyone heard of such a early unicycle or have any literature on this?
I'd appreciate any help in properly identifying this piece of history.
Thanks Mike