Marine Velocipede

Description

Among the early velocipedes there were designs with one, two, three and four wheels. Some two-wheeled designs had pedals mounted on the front wheel, while three- and four-wheeled designs sometimes used treadles and levers to drive the rear wheels.

Keywords

Bicycle, cycle, Pedal, two wheeler, velocipede

Galleries

Human-Powered Transportation

Source:

Government Printing Office The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895)

Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman