Vintage bike help

[daviedoodle]

I have recently been appointed as an trustee for an estate

It has 2 vintage 40s to 50s bikes. anyone willing to give me an estimate of their value? A boys Firestone and girls Higgins.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Very cool bikes

 

[daviedoodle]

Thank you Capt AW
Any understanding of their value

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

it's difficult to put a value on them. Depending on your area, the value could have a range from low (sub $100) to high ($300-ish). The fork on the Firestone might be bent. It's hard to tell from the angle of the photos. The wheel/fender appears to be close to the down tube. If so, that will affect the value considerably.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Keep them in the Family

 

[kingfish254]

Both are from the 50s. The Firestone is build by Monark and has the train light and cheese grater rack going for it. I would put guess on value for that one at $200-300 to a collector. So $100-200 on marketplace or even less at a local auction.

The ladies Higgins is a JetFlow. Normally ladies bikes don't have as much value, but the parts on that one are desirable to collectors to use on mens JetFlows. I would value it around $300-400 to a collector for parts. $100-200 on marketplace or even less at a local auction.