Mikael Pedersen (b. 1855, d. 1929)
Puchased by Designmuseum Danmark in December 2016.
“Dursley-Pedersen” the inventor's own bicycle. Frame # 202 produced 1898–99. With the label "The Pedersen Patent, Mikael Pedersen, maker Dursley.” L. 152 cm.
Provenance: Right after the year 1900 Mikael Pedersen was visiting from England and brought this bicycle with him. From his hometown in Marbjerg he was going to take the train from Hedehusene. He placed his bicycle with his friend Ole Larsen (1840–1916), as he always did, since Mikael Pedersen did not want it standing at the train station. The two men agreed that Ole Larsen could keep the bicycle, if Mikael Pedersen never returned to collect it. After a while the bike was moved indoors in the Larsen family’s barn. After the death of Ole Larsen, the widow Kirsten Sørensdatter brought the bicycle with her to Korporalskroen (The Corporal Inn) at Karlstrup, and it was later inherited by the couple’s son Oluf Larsen (1879–1963). It has since then stayed in the family, and Oluf’s son Sigfred Larsen (1910–2009) passed it on to his son, the current owner.
Condition report on request.
Russian sale, furniture & varia, 2 December 2016