Bidspirit auction | A Group of Vintage British
A Group of Vintage British Bicycle Puncture Repair Tins and John Bull Chalk Sprinkler - This group of vintage bicycle maintenance items comprises several lithographed tinplate puncture repair outfits and a patent chalk sprinkler. The collection includes a John Bull Repair Outfit tin and a smaller John Bull Junior version, both manufactured by the John Bull Rubber Co. Ltd in Leicester. Also included are a yellow Dunlop Long Cycle Repair Outfit tin, a Romac Cure-C-Cure repair outfit featuring a cyclist graphic, and an orange Bridgeport puncture repair tin containing an adhesive tube marked for Bridgeport (N.I.) Ltd, Lisburn. The John Bull Patent Chalk Sprinkler is a circular metal item with embossed lettering. Various tins contain original components including metal graters, foil-wrapped patches, and rubber solution tubes. The tins measure approximately 125mm in length.