Bicycle with wooden frame and wheels, treadle and lever action. First two-wheeled cycle with mechanical means of propulsion. Front wheel: 3'3" diameter, rear wheel: 43" diameter. Distance between axles: 48 1/2".

H7804 Bicycle, reproduction of a Kirkpatirck Macmillan bicycle of 1839, metal / wood, maker unknown, made before 1965

Bicycles

Full size, exact copies of original objects, sometimes made by the maker of the original, but not intended as frauds. Use this term in conjunction with objects to indicate a replica of that object, eg for replicas of coins, use `Coins' and `Replicas'.

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Reproduction of 1839 Macmillan bicycle

Object No. H7804

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