Cleveland Model 69 Bicycle, 1899

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Object Details

maker

H. A. Lozier and Company

Description

This Cleveland model 69 bicycle was manufactured by H. A. Lozier Company in Cleveland, Ohio around 1899. This bicycle was used by L. J. Powers who rode to work in Nashua, Iowa from his home in Powersville on a daily basis between the years of 1899 and 1902. It was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1989. This type of bicycle was the most common men's bicycle during a period when cycling was an extremely popular activity among adults, factory output of bicycles was increasing rapidly, and bicycle manufacturing methods were changing.

Credit Line

Gift of Roderick E. Briggs

Date made

ca 1899

used date

1899-1902

ID Number

1989.0648.01

accession number

1989.0648

catalog number

1989.0648.01

Object Name

Bicycle

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

leather (saddle material)

Measurements

overall: 38 in x 14 1/2 in x 72 in; 96.52 cm x 36.83 cm x 182.88 cm

Place Made

United States: Ohio, Cleveland

used

United States: Iowa, Nashua

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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road

Bicycling

America on the Move

Transportation

Exhibition

America On The Move

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source