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Description: | Gents' bicycle. Made in 1902; "all complete except back valve (painting & plate gone but original)". Lightweight steel triangulated frame with all black finish. Saddle is "hammock" of woven string attached to frame by springs, with adjustable leather strap at front end. No top bar on frame, hence "slung" saddle. Head tube divides into 4 long tubes rather than conventional forks. Pederson's patent 3 speed hub gear fitted - control lever on frame cross member. Gear mechanism partly exposed as part of hub casing is missing. Front brakes are rod-operated centre pull type, rear brakes are cable operated centre pull. Black rubber hand grips on handlebars and black rubber pedals. "made for [donor's] uncle - 1902 used until - 1920 ... Been in underground rooms for 25 years."
Accession number: NIM 1988-225 | Subjects: | cycling | Temporal: | 1902 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | made by Lister | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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