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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2013.210.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Velocipede
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2013.210.0 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Velocipede

Maker (American, 1841 - 1898)
Dateabout 1869
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall length x height x width): 79 × 52 × 20in. (200.7 × 132.1 × 50.8cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Descriptionc. 1869 boneshaker velocipede, Mfg. by J. A. Lakin, Thompsonville, Conn. (signed on bronze pedals), 42" front wheel, 35" rear wheel. Very rare machine, restored.
Object number2013.210.0
On View
On view
Gift of The Thompson Family Land Trust, 1994.172.1, Connecticut Historical Society
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