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OBJECT TYPE: safety, highwheel/lever drive
DATE: 1887–1889
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0214.001

MANUFACTURER: Springfield Bicycle Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Springfield Roadster
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 189.8 cm
Width: 66.4 cm
Height: 143.5 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: Springfield
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1880'S; 1890'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: IMPORTANT AS ONE OF A VERY FEW AMERICAN HIGHWHEEL SAFETY DRIVE MECHANISM INNOVATIONS (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: EAR TIRE
Finish: FRAME PAINTED BLACK/ METAL STRIPS AROUND BACK OF STEM, CRANKS & PEDALS, RIMS & SPOKES, AND SADDLE SPRING & MOUNT - PAINTED SILVER GREY/ SADDLE-BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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Springfield Bicycle Mfg. Co., Bicycle, between 1887–1889, Artifact no. 1981.0214, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0214.001/

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