Tricycle

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OBJECT TYPE: chain drive
DATE: 1885
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0230.001

MANUFACTURER: Exeter Bicycle & Tricycle Co.
MODEL: New Special Devon
LOCATION: Exeter, England

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General Information

Serial #: 22
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME/ METAL WHEELS W. SOLID RUBBER TIRES/ WOOD HANDGRIPS/ LEATHER SADDLE/ RUBBER PADS ON PEDALS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 174.0 cm
Width: 86.0 cm
Height: 127.0 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: Exeter
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Exeter

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION GENERATED BY PEDALLING
Technical: THE DEVON WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DOUBLE DRIVE MACHINES (2 SEPARATE CHAINS) (REF.2). ALSO, IT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE OF ITS MECHANISM TO SWING THE ENTIRE FRAME FORWARD WHEN CLIMBING HILLS THUS KEEPING THE RIDER LEVEL (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED BLACK EXCEPT FOR HUB/ HANDGRIPS STAINED DARK BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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Exeter Bicycle & Tricycle Co., Tricycle, circa 1885, Artifact no. 1981.0230, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0230.001/

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