Velocipede, 1867

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Velocipede, ca. 1868, by J.N. Hazelip, after restoration, side view
Velocipede, ca. 1868, by J.N. Hazelip, after restoration, side view color
Velocipede, ca. 1868, by J.N. Hazelip, after restoration, front angle view
Velocipede, ca. 1868, by J.N. Hazelip, after restoration, front angle view color
Velocipede, ca. 1868, by J.N. Hazelip, after restoration, maker's mark

Object Details

Description

Joseph N. Hazelip of Baltimore, Maryland produced this wooden velocipede around 1867. The velocipede has wooden wheels, forged iron handle bars, and iron wheels. The front wheel is slightly larger than rear wheel, with spool-pedal-equipped cranks attached directly to front axle. This particular velocipede was donated the the Smithsonian in 1894, making it one of the earliest cycles in the collection.

This velocipede was called a Hanlon type, as the Hanlon brothers of New York City patented a number of inventions in the late 1860s that were designed to improve velocipedes.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of William R. Beisel

date made

ca 1867

ID Number

TR.181311

catalog number

181311

accession number

186698

Object Name

Velocipede

Other Terms

Velocipede; Road

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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road

Bicycling

America on the Move

Transportation

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-5dc9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_843027