Bicycles

English translation: "The name Fongers is a garantue for quality The materials used for Fongers bicycles are selected with care. For all our bicycles the best material, that is available, is used, so that we can garantue the reliability and solidity of our entire product. The Groningen [province in the Netherlands] Bicycle Company A. Fongers. The form of the frame of Fongers bicycles and the angle of the fork, in relation to the bend of it, make that they are lightly steerable and also bounce and shake very little on bad roads. A bad road becomes good on a Fongers." The English is perhaps a little akward, but so is the original Dutch.

English translation: "Our subsidiaries, agencies and the head office all are available to answer inquiries and to give advice about the selection of a bicycle, without any obligation to buy." From 1914

English translation: "Different prices. One quality. The best. The prices of Fongers bicycles can, when considered what will be delivered, be called low. The riding of these bicycles is more economical, then any other bicycle. Who buys Fongers, saves himself high repair bills and consequently rides cheaply." The English is slightly akward, but so is the Dutch. Advertisement from 1914.

English translation: "Every Fongers bicycle can be equiped at the wishes of the buyer. Because the great diversity would however require a too big a stock, only the most asked and most recommended equipments are kept for immediate delivery."

English translation: "Fongers bicycles are available everywhere The sale of Fongers bicycles is done through branches in the main cities of our country, and representatives in smaller places. The branches are under constant supervision of the head office in Groningen, by which oour customers are garantued of proper representation of their interests, while the agreements made with our representatives in the smaller towns, also takes care of these interests." Advertisement from 1914

Frost and fog produced a wonderful winter landscape to-day.

Because all the commercial shipping is diverted around the city, the bridges are hardly used anymore for letting through boats.

The problem of fallen down bikes is quite big in the Netherlands, so big that a public information film was made to promote the idea that everybody should place these bikes on their wheels again.

without the bicycle

It belonged to my grandfather.

It belonged to my grandfather.

It belonged to my grandfather.