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Bicycle, boneshaker Bicycle, boneshaker

'Boneshaker' velocipede bicycle, early pedal type with front wheel driven by cranks, iron frame and wooden wheels, by Michaux et Cie. of Paris, 1868

Velocipede Velocipede

Velocipede (also known as a 'boneshaker' bicycle), an early pedal bicycle with an iron frame, wooden wheels with iron rims, straight handlebars which rotate to operate the spoon brake on the rear wheels and triangular metal pedals which drive the font wheel through cranks, possibly Scottish, c. 1870

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