Velocipede
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron, Paint, Textile, Wood
Measurements
1295 mm (Height); 1422 mm (Length); 864 mm (Diameter); 610 mm (Diameter)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338864
Summary
Bicycle - Velocipede with high handlebars and iron frame, painted black, lined with orange. Wooden wheels all painted yellow, lined with red. Cloth covered saddle, adjustable along crossbar. Wooden grips on metal handlebars. Leather strap (broken) operated brake on rear wheel. Wooden pedals, triangular section.
Provenance
bought from Lanman and Son, Framlingham, Suffolk, 17th December 1932, for £2 Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.