Briggs & Stratton Motor Wheel Advertisement, 1920
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Around 1920, if a cyclist was tired of pedaling or his bicycle had been relegated to storage, the Briggs & Stratton Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provided another option. The Motor Wheel, a four-stroke, single-cylinder gasoline engine, could attach to a bicycle and propel it down the road. The company produced the Motor Wheel from 1919 to 1924.
Around 1920, if a cyclist was tired of pedaling or his bicycle had been relegated to storage, the Briggs & Stratton Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provided another option. The Motor Wheel, a four-stroke, single-cylinder gasoline engine, could attach to a bicycle and propel it down the road. The company produced the Motor Wheel from 1919 to 1924.
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Date Made
25 March 1920
Subject Date
25 March 1920
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Creator Notes
Made for Briggs & Stratton Company, Motor Wheel Division, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.14.18.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 16.375 in
Width: 11.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed across top: March 25, 1920 THE COMPANION FOR ALL THE FAMILY (Page) 183 Paragraphs with descriptions under image reads in part: Low cost, low upkeep and broad utility made the bicycle universally / popular. ... Lack of inclination to pedal ultimate- / ly relegated it to cellars and attics... / Then came the motorcycle... / The Briggs & Stratton Motor / Wheel is a remarkably en- / during piece of mechanism. Printed at bottom: BRIGGS & STRATTON MOTOR WHEEL / BRIGGS & STRATTON COMPANY-- MOTOR WHEEL DIVISION / GENERAL OFFICES AND WORKS-- MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN
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