Briggs & Stratton Motorized Bicycle, 1920-1930
THF189712 / Briggs & Stratton Motorized Bicycle, 1920-1930
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Artifact Overview
In the 1910s and 1920s cyclists could travel without pedaling. The Motor Wheel, a wheel fitted with a four-stroke, single-cylinder gasoline engine, could attach to a bicycle and propel it down the road. Briggs & Stratton Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, built this version. The company purchased the rights to produce the device in 1919 and continued production until 1924.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Motorbike
Date Made
1920-1930
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Motor wheel attachment made by Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.204.29
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ray C. Dahlinger.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Metal
Rubber (Material)
Leather
Color
Gray (Color)
Blue
Red
Dimensions
Height: 37 in
Width: 24 in
Length: 74.75 in
Wheelbase: 42 in
Inscriptions
Motor: MFG. BY BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP. / MILWAUKEE WIS. MADE IN U.S.A. / UNDER PATENTS / etc. NO. D11373
Gas tank:
Tilltoson Mfg. Co. Toledo, OH
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