Bicycle
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- OBJECT TYPE
- safety/chain drive/diamond frame, curved
- DATE
- 1888
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.0219.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Starley, J.K. & Sutton, W.
- MODEL
- Rover
- LOCATION
- Coventry, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL FRAME/ METAL WHEELS W. SOLID RUBBER TIRES/ RUBBER PADS ON PEDALS/ WOOD HANDGRIPS/ LEATHER SADDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 188.0 cm
- Width
- 72.0 cm
- Height
- 114.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Non-motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Cycles & cycling
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Starley
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Coventry
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION GENERATED BY PEDALLING - Technical
-
THE "ROVER" WAS THE FIRST READ DRIVEN BICYCLE THAT ATTAINED POPULAR FAVOUR. THIS IS STARLEY'S THIRD DESIGN FOR A CHAIN-DRIVEN SAFETY & IS THE PREDECESSOR OF THE MODERN SAFETY BICYCLE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- SHIELD SHAPED BRASS MFR'S PLATE ON STEM: 'THE ROVER, STARLEY & SUTTON, CONVENTRY'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- REFINISHED WITH BLACK ENAMEL PAINT/ WHITE TIRES & PEDAL PADS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Starley, J.K. & Sutton, W., Bicycle, circa 1888, Artifact no. 1981.0219, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0219.001/
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