Pap Lord and his Boneshaker Velocipede, circa 1913
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This photo shows "Pap" Lord posing with his "boneshaker." The notation beneath suggests he made the velocipede in 1868. The velocipede craze swept the United States in the late 1860s, but it did not last long. The velocipede was expensive, it gave a rough ride, and American roads at the time were not conducive to the two-wheeled vehicle.
This photo shows "Pap" Lord posing with his "boneshaker." The notation beneath suggests he made the velocipede in 1868. The velocipede craze swept the United States in the late 1860s, but it did not last long. The velocipede was expensive, it gave a rough ride, and American roads at the time were not conducive to the two-wheeled vehicle.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1913
Subject Date
1868
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.45.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on front: Pap Lord and his Boneshaker / which he made in Webster Mass. / in the early part of 1868 / Wm Lord April 1913 Handwritten in ink on back: 1868 / Webster Mass.
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