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 : Latest style of American velocipede 1869


Latest style of American velocipede 1869

America were in the middle of bicycle craze, different types of cycles were introduced, this design showing two large wheels revolving around a common axis with a crank motion for both hands and feet. The rider sits astride of a saddle-bar in the centre of an hexagonal frame from which uprights rise, connected at the top by an adjustable neckyoke, the yoke can be elevated or depressed to suit the rider

Picture No
11980070
Media ID
47651484
Size
4363px x 5040px (3.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration in English Mechanic and Mirror of Science', 11 June 1869, page 268
Date
1869

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