Object Details
- Description
- George W. Marble, of Chicago, Illinois, received patent number 171,623 on December 28, 1875 for an "improvement in velocipedes." Half of his right was assigned to Adolph Shoeninger, also of Chicago. This small tricycle, constructed principally of wood, bears the above patent date, and is similar to the drawing accompanying the patent application. It was donated to the Smithsonian in 1930.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Harold Allen
- 1876
- ID Number
- TR.309803
- catalog number
- 309803
- accession number
- 109223
- Object Name
- Tricycle, Child's
- Other Terms
- Tricycle, Child's; Road
- Measurements
- front wheel: 24 in; x 60.96 cm
- rear wheels: 20 in; x 50.8 cm
- Associated Place
- United States: Illinois
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- Bicycling
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_843312
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-77a0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
