Bicycle
- Object Name:
- Bicycle
- Object ID:
- 1978.079.03
- Creator:
- Read, William -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1887-1897
- Description:
- Bicycle. High-wheel or "ordinary" type. "NEW MAIL / WM. READ & SONS / BOSTON" stamped on brass plate attached to frame. Large front wheel and small rear one, with wire spokes. Downturned handlebars with stirrup grips. Black and chrome-plated frame. Wire spoke wheels with steel rims and hard rubber tires. Cast iron curved handlebars with hand brake and gutta percha handles (left handle missing). Leather seat.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Rubber
Leather
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-62 W-26 L-72 Dia-55 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection assembled by James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944) in Durham, NH. Donated by his sons, Charles H. and George F. Sawyer.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles H. and George F. Sawyer
- People:
- Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005), Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944)
- Subjects:
- Recreation, Bicycles and tricycles, Bicycling, Cycling
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