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Woman's Safety-bike
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| Accession #: | 2004.1 |
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| Title: | Woman's Safety-bike |
| Object Type: | Bicycle |
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| Physical Description: | Woman's bicycle with black body and fenders, wooden wheels and hard rubber tires, skirt guard in the form of strings spanning the wheel between the axle and the fender, a hygienic or "breathable" leather seat, and a pierced metal chain guard. |
| Description: | This 1890s Wolff American bicycle has unique features for women: string skirt guard, hygienic "breathable" leather seat, and pierced metal chain guard. The safety-bike's chain drive and medium-sized wheels eased the physical strain of riding. Many automotive technologies originated with the bicycle, whose advocates lobbied for good roads and sped American adoption of the automobile. |
| Category: | History |
| Geographical Reference: | Ballard (Washington->King County->Seattle) |
| Materials/Techniques: |
steel (Material)
rubber (material) (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Benjamin K. Ruehl, 1968 |
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