Velocipede Patent Model
Velocipede Patent Model
- Description
- Charles Hammelmann, of Buffalo, New York, was issued Patent 225,010 for a velocipede on March 2, 1880. Hammelmann submitted this model to the Patent office with his patent application. The model depicts a tricycle propelled by two foot-operated, spring-returned levers that rock sector-racks meshed with ratchet gears on the front-wheel axle. The model was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1926. It is not known whether a full-scale version of this tricycle was ever manufactured.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- patent model, velocipede
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Other Terms
- patent model, velocipede; tricycle; Road
- date made
- 1800
- patent date
- 1880-03-02
- inventor
- Hammelmann, Charles
- associated place
- United States: New York, Buffalo
- Associated Place
- United States: New York
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (saddle material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in; 21.59 cm x 11.43 cm x 22.225 cm
- rear wheels: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm
- front wheel: 6 in; x 15.24 cm
- ID Number
- TR.309258
- catalog number
- 309258
- accession number
- 89797
- patent number
- 225,010
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- America on the Move
- Bicycling
- Transportation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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