Bicycle, Safety
- Object Name:
- Bicycle, Safety
- Object ID:
- 2023.013
- Creator:
- Corson, Elbridge H.
- Place of Origin:
- Nashua, NH
- Date:
- circa 1896
- Description:
- Safety bicycle, Nashua brand, made by E. H. Corson, Nashua, NH, c. 1896. Maker's stamped nameplate on front of head tube: "NASHUA / E.H. CORSON / MAKER / NASHUA, N.H." Leather seat. Wooden handlebar grips. Pneumatic rubber tires on wooden rims. Number "1001" stamped on underside of bottom bracket.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Rubber
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-42 W-24 L-72 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by the seller from a bicycle shop in Maine in 2010.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Corson, Elbridge H. (1848-1933)
- Subjects:
- Bicycles and tricycles, Bicycling
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