Picture No | 10218879 |
Date | 1896 |
Description | The 'Dandy-Horse' Bicycle of the 1820s |
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Photograph of a 'cyclist' and his 'Dandy-Horse'; an early bicycle or 'running machine' without pedals or gears, propelled only by foot. This type of bicycle became popular in the 1820s to 1830s. The rider is wearing sporting clothes from the same period.
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Source | Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 1896, page 839 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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