Bicycle Miniature Antique and Unique Handicraft Collection from Yogyakarta

Are you looking for unique, antique, vintage and classical bicycle miniature? Old fashion bicycle miniature from Yogyakarta City is your best collection. Bicycle miniature is famous antique souvenir among tourist both domestic and international. American and European tourist usually bought and loves this bicycle miniature. It is admirable if you put in your office desk or living room decoration.

What is added value of Yogyakarta bicycle miniature as antique and miniature? Yogyakarta bicycle miniature is fully handmade. All material made from metal iron and aluminum (no plastic at all). Bicycle miniature produced by traditional metal workshop in villages around Yogyakarta city. Bicycle miniature is small, detail is good, and precisely wonderful. It is real great handmade bicycle souvenir, not manufactured or factory product. Yogyakarta bicycle miniature used old bicycle as model; local people said it as “onthel” bicycle. The oldie bicycle model is classical and rare. The size is varied, but generally size are from high 15 cm and width 30 cm. The price is start from 15 up to 30 US dollars.

You do not need flight to Yogyakarta, Indonesia, if just want to buy bicycle miniature. There are many souvenir and antique shop online from Yogyakarta, just search it in internet. But Indonesia is famous with its tourism destination. Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia that generally famous with its Bali Island.

Nevertheless, there are more interesting tourist site in Indonesia like Yogyakarta, Giant Toba Lake in North Sumatra, and more. Yogyakarta is tourism city in Central Java Province, Indonesia. It is near to the biggest temple in Southeast Asia, Borobudur Temple.

Yogyakarta has tourism pedestrian like Malioboro, “Batik” the Indonesian famous textile, and silver handicraft. If you want the precious and expensive antique miniature collection, you can buy miniatures made from silver.

If you do not like bicycle miniature, others alternatives are pedicab and village wagon miniature. They produced in good detail and precise from metal iron. The expensive one is made from silver. Bicycle miniature street trader usually sold pedicab and wagon miniature. All Yogyakarta miniatures are unique and fantastic for your miniature collection or wonderful gift for colleagues and best friends.

Bicycle miniature is made based on vintage model of bicycle from the era of World War II. Bicycle in Indonesia was brought by Dutch and British colonial. Vintage bicycle brands like Fongers, Sunbeam, and Gazelle.

The next generation is Raleigh, Batavus, NSU, Simplex, Humber, Burgers, and Philips. Those bicycles was famous in Indonesia after 1970-an.

Most of old bicycle in Indonesia was produced by Dutch company. The Dutch named bicycle for man as Opafiets and for female Omafiets. Gazelle and batavus is still produced today like Gazelle Toer Populair, Batavus Favoriet, and Batavus Old Dutch. Which one is your favorite?

Today young generation in Indonesia is falling in love with that vintage bicycle. They restore old bicycle and also established old bicycle lover club. Government supports this environmental activism and reduces pollution. It is a social lifestyle in Yogyakarta and several big city in Indonesia now.

For miniature collector, bicycle miniature made from Yogyakarta is one of great to complete your collection. It has values as antique, unique, rare, and handmade handicrafts. It is made by rural blacksmith in their simple workshop.

Siantar is city in Indonesia that rich with culture and near to famous giant Toba Lake. Siantar has city icon: Machine pedicab which modified of Birmingham Small Army (BSA) motorcycle that was used by British Army.

• Legendary Machine Pedicab of Siantar City from the World War II Legacy