Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Bicycle, 1925

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Object Details

maker

Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works

Description

This ladies’ bicycle was manufactured by Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1925. The steel bicycle has a drop frame to accommodate a skirt, a Mesinger No. 1 leather saddle, rubber tires and a steel frame. The chain drive has a 22-tooth front

sprocket and 9-sprocket rear gear. The cycle has front and rear mudguards and a rear luggage rack. The bike is finished in a medium blue with white striping. The bike was donated to the museum in 1961 as a representation of the typical bicycle of the era.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Mrs. Powhatan Moncure, Jr.

Date made

1925

ID Number

TR.318471

accession number

236166

catalog number

318471

TR*318471

Object Name

Bicycle

girl's bicycle

Physical Description

steel (overall material)

rubber (overall material)

leather (overall material)

blue (overall color)

white (overall color)

Measurements

average spatial: 39 1/4 in x 21 3/4 in x 70 1/2 in; 99.695 cm x 55.245 cm x 179.07 cm

Place Made

United States: Massachusetts, Fitchburg

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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road

Bicycling

America on the Move

Transportation

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-4136-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1091343