Tribune "Blue Streak" Bicycle, Used by Barney Oldfield, 1898
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Artifact Overview
The sleek, light Tribune "Blue Streak," built by Black Manufacturing Company of Erie, Pennsylvania, was a racing favorite. Charles "Mile-a-Minute" Murphy used a Tribune "Blue Streak" to set the mile speed record in 1899. This 1898 model was used by another cyclist who later became America's first automobile racing hero: Barney Oldfield.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bicycle
Date Made
1898
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Gallery
Object ID
35.738.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Barney Oldfield.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Nickel (Metal)
Rubber (Material)
Leather
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Light blue
Brown
Red
Dimensions
Height: 37 in
Width: 20 in
Length: 69 in
Wheelbase: 44 in
Diameter: 25 in (Wheel Diameter)
Weight: 19 lbs
Inscriptions
Leather seat: PERSONS / MAJESTIC / MFG. CO. / WORCESTER / MASS.U.S.A.
Gold lettering on forward frame tube: The BLUE STREAK
Rims: A.J. LOBDELL / WOOD RIMS / ALMA, MICH
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