Diavolo Looping Loop by Baker Conn (1 results)
Published by Porter Photo Button, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, 1903
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketUnbound. Condition: Near Fine. Circular illustrated pin. Measuring 1¼" in diameter. Pin showing a bicycle stunt rider riding a giant loop. Near fine with some sunning. The rider was Columbus, Ohio-native Conn Baker, a premiere racer between 1893 and 1898 who won numerous awards and set several world records, before becoming "Dia…volo" in 1903, barreling down a 100-foot wooden ramp and around a 24-high loop dressed as a devil. Scarce.
