. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COLLECTION. 117 is driven by a system of levers and leather clutches on the rear wheel hub, with a spring to recover the pedals at each downward stroke. The wheels are equipped wnth solid rubber tires and spoon brake on the rear wheel operated from the handle bar. Cat. No. 248,836 Columbia Bicycle, 1885. Gift of E. H. Sithens. This type of bicycle, sometimes known as the " Ordinary," having the large front wheel and small rear wheel, was very much in favor from 1880-1890. The frame i
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COLLECTION. 117 is driven by a system of levers and leather clutches on the rear wheel hub, with a spring to recover the pedals at each downward stroke. The wheels are equipped wnth solid rubber tires and spoon brake on the rear wheel operated from the handle bar. Cat. No. 248,836 Columbia Bicycle, 1885. Gift of E. H. Sithens. This type of bicycle, sometimes known as the " Ordinary," having the large front wheel and small rear wheel, was very much in favor from 1880-1890. The frame is constructed of steel tubinjj. The front. FIG. 59. lady's " VICTORIA '•' BICYCLE^ 1887. wire-spoke wheel is 51 inches in diameter, equipped with solid tires. The pedal cranks are fitted with two holes for adjusting the position of the pedals, and a spoon brake operating on the top of the front wheel is controlled by a lever from the right handle bar. This i^articular machine has been ridden over 10,000 miles and was used to some extent in racing events. Cat. No. 307,216 "Star" Bicycle, 1881. Gift of Robert Atwater Smith. This machine was made by the H. B. Smith Machine Company, Smithville, New Jersey. It consists of a small 22-inch wire wheel in front and a large 36-inch wire wdieel in the rear, joined by a triangular wrought-iron bar frame. The riding saddle is fitted to a short metal plate fastened at one end to the main frame and at the other to struts. 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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