Object Details
Description
This cycle was built by the H. B. Smith Machine Company, of Smithville, New Jersey. It bears the serial number 1200, and patent dates of 1880 and 1884. It was donated to the Smithsonian in 1908. According to the donor, this machine was given to his father, Benjamin F. Wilkins, around 1900. Mr. Wilkins, a member of the Capitol Bicycle Club of Washington, D.C., never rode it, as it was considered a relic when he acquired it.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas M. Wilkins
date made
ca 1884
ID Number
TR.248836
accession number
48354
catalog number
248836
Object Name
Bicycle, Ordinary
Other Terms
Bicycle, Ordinary; Road
Associated Place
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
United States: New Jersey
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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
America on the Move
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_843315