Mecum to sell Excelsior-Henderson brand at Las Vegas auction
Walworth, Wis. – A unique offering by Mecum Auctions will take place in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, 2018, at the South Point Hotel & Casino. The iconic Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle brand…
Walworth, Wis. - A unique offering by Mecum Auctions will take place in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, 2018, at the South Point Hotel & Casino. The iconic Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle brand and all its intellectual property will be auctioned at the 27th annual Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction, which will span Jan. 23-27 and present 1,750 motorcycles for auction. Included in the purchase will be the ownership of the Excelsior-Henderson brand name, all federally registered trademarks, web domains and includes the previous motorcycle frame and engine designs, as well as the expired patents that can only be effectively exploited by the owner of Excelsior-Henderson.
Excelsior-Henderson was historically one of the “Big 3” among motorcycle manufacturers and saw its greatest successes under the ownership and direction of Ignaz Schwinn, whose mighty two-wheeled empire in Chicago earned most of its profit from bicycles. From 1911-21, Henderson’s were the only 4-cylinder motorcycles produced in the U.S., and by the late 1920s, it was Excelsior-Henderson and Indian that dominated the 45 cubic-inch market with the Super X and Scout models. Their big models—the Henderson Four, as well as the Indian Chief and Four—were admired the world over, and were in many ways the most attractive and technically interesting motorcycles built in the U.S. Nevertheless, Schwinn correctly foresaw a major downturn in motorcycle sales for 1930, and decided to pull the plug on his big bikes and focus on the ones without motors, which were likely to continue selling when jobs were scarce. And he was right; Schwinn bicycles thrived through the 1960s and ‘70s, but the company never again produced motorcycles.
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Schedule:
27th annual Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction
South Point Hotel & Casino
9777 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89183
Jan. 23-27, 2018
Admission: $20 per person, per day, when purchased online in advance; $30 at the door; children 12 and younger admitted at no charge
Preview: Gates open daily at 8 a.m.
(All Times Pacific)
445 SOUTH MAIN STREET
WALWORTH, WI 53184-8261
OFFICE HOURS // M-F 7AM-6PM CT // SAT 8AM-12PM CT
PHONE (262) 275-5050 // FAX (262) 275-3424
