Rambler Tandem Bicycle, circa 1892
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Artifact Overview
Gormully and Jeffery Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois, built this tandem, a bicycle for two or more people, about 1892. Tandems allowed couples to pedal away together -- the man in back and the woman up front (note the drop-frame section). This unchaperoned freedom for couples riding a bicycle built for two was set to music in several period songs.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bicycle
Date Made
circa 1892
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1057.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Chromium
Rubber (Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
Tan (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 40.25 in
Width: 185 in
Length: 96 in
Inscriptions
Chrome insignia on front: RAMBLER / GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO. / CHICAGO. U.S.A. / PATENTED / FEB. 19, 89 TO MAR. 20, 92
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