Bicycle

Date1868

Mediumwood, metal, leather

Dimensions[H]45" __[W] __[D] __[Dia]35" (front wheel) __[L]65" __[Remarks]Dia: 28 3/4" (rear wheel)

Object number1995.1

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionVelocipede made in New Bedford by the George L. Brownell Company made of steel (according to a newspaper article) and wood with a flat leather seat bolted to the main frame, straight metal handlebars with wooden handles, wooden spool pedals and red stained wooden spokes to steel rim wheels - made for only one year at the Brownell Company.Exhibition History"Sitting in New Bedford" (NBWM, May 20, 2011 - January 7, 2013)ProvenanceHearse manufacturing, bicycle rinks, George Brock, Dr. Edward Sisson

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