Child's High Wheel Bicycle, 1885

Description:

Elbert C. Wood used this ordinary (high-wheeler) bicycle as a child in 1885. The ordinary has a 32-inch front wheel and a 12-inch rear wheel. The bicycle is made of iron with wooden grips and a learther-covered iron saddle.

Date Made: 1885

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road, Bicycling, America on the Move, Transportation

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Credit Line: Gift of Elbert C. Wood

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TR.317075Catalog Number: 317075Accession Number: 229882

Object Name: bicycle

Measurements: overall: 40 in x 15 in x 45 in; 101.6 cm x 38.1 cm x 114.3 cmfront wheel: 33 cm; x 13 inrear wheel: 12.5 cm; x 4 15/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6ba3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1342286

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