Bicycle
MakerMade by
The League Cycle Company
American
Datec. 1894
MediumSteel, aluminium, wood leather cork, rubber string or cord
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 41 1/2 × 23 1/2 × 70in. (105.4 × 59.7 × 177.8cm)
ClassificationsVehicles
Credit LineGift of The Thompson Family Land Trust
DescriptionWomen's chainless safety bicycle made by The League Cycle Company, c. 1894.
The bicycle is black and the handle bars are silver colored with cork handle grips. The saddle is brown leather and sits on coil spring. The right side of the handle bars has a hand brake that stops the front wheel. The wheel rims are wooden. There are metal pieces on the back of the front wheel and top of the back wheel. The metal pieces on back of front wheel and and top of back wheel. The metal piece on the back is held on with cord. The pedals are made of white hard rubber.
The bicycle is black and the handle bars are silver colored with cork handle grips. The saddle is brown leather and sits on coil spring. The right side of the handle bars has a hand brake that stops the front wheel. The wheel rims are wooden. There are metal pieces on the back of the front wheel and top of the back wheel. The metal pieces on back of front wheel and and top of back wheel. The metal piece on the back is held on with cord. The pedals are made of white hard rubber.
Object number1994.172.1
Markings"THE/ LEAGUE /MADE BY/THE LEAGUE CYCLE CO. / HARTFORD, CONN. / PATENDED /FEB 16, 1892/Patents applied for"NotesHistorical Note: This bicycle belonged to Miss Fannie Ellsworth Thompson (1871-1955) of Melrose, Connecticut. She spent her life on the Thompson family farm in East Windsor and Ellington.Subject Terms
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