Rex Tandem Bicycle, 1898
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Artifact Overview
Bohn C. Hicks of Chicago, Illinois, devised a bicycle with a third wheel. The wheel was used not for stability but to absorb or minimize shocks when riding over obstructions -- or so the inventor claimed. This 1898 version is a tandem, a bicycle for two or more riders.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bicycle
Date Made
1898
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.65.95
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Chromium
Rubber (Material)
Leather
Color
Black (Color)
Brown
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 42.25 in
Width: 18 in
Length: 111.5 in
Wheelbase: 71 in
Inscriptions
77
Brake on front wheel: PAT. APPLIED FOR / DAVIS MFG. CO. / IND'P'LS, IND.
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