Bicycle
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- OBJECT TYPE
- safety/chain drive/spring frame
- DATE
- 1888
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.0220.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Linley & Biggs
- MODEL
- Whippet
- LOCATION
- London, England
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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/ WOOD HANDGRIPS W. BRASS FERRULES/ RUBBER PADS ON PEDALS & FOOTRESTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 190.0 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 111.0 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
- Linley Biggs
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION GENERATED BY PEDALLING - Technical
-
"THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SPRING FRAME BICYCLE EVER BUILT, BECAUSE THE RELATIVE POSITION OF THE SADDLE, PEDALS & HANDLEBAR DID NOT VARY WITH THE WORKING OF THE SUSPENSION" (REF.2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- RECTANGULAR, COPPER, MFR'S PLATE ON HEAD TUBE 'L&B, WHIPPET, 1888'
- Missing
- COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR SADDLE LEATHER
- Finish
- PAINTED ENTIRELY BLACK/ DARK BROWN SADDLE/ HANDGRIPS STAINED DARK BROWN/ FERRULES UNPAINTED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Linley & Biggs, Bicycle, 1888, Artifact no. 1981.0220, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0220.001/
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