. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. LONG STEAM TRICYCLE, about 1880 Lent by John H. Bacon in 1956 (USNM 314810) The Museum's oldest completely operable self-propelled road vehicle (fig. 32) is one with an interesting history. Built in about 1880 (the engine was built in 1879) by George A. Long of Northfield, Mass., the machine was dis- assembled many years ago after some years of disuse. In 1946 the present owner obtained from Long, in Boston, the engine (fig. 33), with its feed-water pump and driving pulleys. At that time Long, then 96 years old, recalled that many years earl
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. LONG STEAM TRICYCLE, about 1880 Lent by John H. Bacon in 1956 (USNM 314810) The Museum's oldest completely operable self-propelled road vehicle (fig. 32) is one with an interesting history. Built in about 1880 (the engine was built in 1879) by George A. Long of Northfield, Mass., the machine was dis- assembled many years ago after some years of disuse. In 1946 the present owner obtained from Long, in Boston, the engine (fig. 33), with its feed-water pump and driving pulleys. At that time Long, then 96 years old, recalled that many years earlier he had seen the remainder of the machine in Northfield. A search by Mr. Bacon lead to his obtaining all the parts extant, and subsequently to his restoring the machine to operable condition. Figure 32.—Steam tricycle built by George A. Long in about 1880. It is still operable, although some of its parts are modern Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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