F F Rick Buffalo New York 1912 Bicycle Letterhead 8.5 x 11

This 1912 letterhead from F. F. Rick & Co. of Buffalo, New York reflects early twentieth-century bicycle industry correspondence during a period when cycling remained an important mode of personal transportation and commercial trade.

Buffalo was a major industrial center in the early 1900s, with companies like F. F. Rick & Co. participating in the manufacture and distribution of cycles, tires, and related specialties. Business stationery from this era often incorporated product imagery directly into the design, reinforcing brand identity while communicating professionalism in commercial exchanges. The inclusion of a detailed bicycle illustration at the top of the page situates the firm clearly within the cycling trade and reflects the continued cultural relevance of bicycles following the late nineteenth-century cycling boom.

The letterhead features a printed company header reading F. F. Rick & Co., Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.A., with a line illustration of a bicycle spanning the upper portion of the sheet. Dated October 10, 1912, the typed message is addressed to E. H. Hill Brass Mfg. Co. in East Hampton, Connecticut, with a brief request related to bells and box addressing. The document includes both typed and handwritten elements, along with a company signature at the bottom, presenting a complete example of period business communication on original stationery.

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