Boy on Mechanical Velocipede, 1870
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Artifact Overview
Toy makers have long experimented with ways that toys could simulate human and other real-life action. Key-wound clockwork mechanisms, mass produced by the late 1800s, revolutionized the toy world. In this toy, when a key is wound, the mechanism mounted between the wheels causes the boy's legs to pedal, moving the velocipede forward.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Mechanical toy
Date Made
1870
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Patented design by Arthur M. Allen, New York, New York
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
91.0.11.735
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cast iron
Metal
Papier mâché
Wood (Plant material)
Brass (Alloy)
Wool (Textile)
Color
Brown
Blue
Red
Gold (Color)
Green
Dimensions
Height: 9.25 in
Width: 4.75 in
Length: 11.25 in
Inscriptions
Back of mechanism: PAT'D / JAN. 25TH & FEB. 1ST / 1870
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