Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Bicycle, 1925
Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Bicycle, 1925
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- Description
- This ladies’ bicycle was manufactured by Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1925. The steel bicycle has a drop frame to accommodate a skirt, a Mesinger No. 1 leather saddle, rubber tires and a steel frame. The chain drive has a 22-tooth front
- sprocket and 9-sprocket rear gear. The cycle has front and rear mudguards and a rear luggage rack. The bike is finished in a medium blue with white striping. The bike was donated to the museum in 1961 as a representation of the typical bicycle of the era.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Bicycle
- girl's bicycle
- Date made
- 1925
- maker
- Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works
- Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works
- Place Made
- United States: Massachusetts, Fitchburg
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- blue (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 39 1/4 in x 21 3/4 in x 70 1/2 in; 99.695 cm x 55.245 cm x 179.07 cm
- ID Number
- TR.318471
- accession number
- 236166
- catalog number
- 318471
- TR*318471
- Credit Line
- Mrs. Powhatan Moncure, Jr.
- subject
- Sports
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- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- Bicycling
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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