Henry Ford Museum Staff Members and Others Seated on the Ten Seat "Oriten" Bicycle, 1953

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Artifact Overview

In 1953, Henry Ford Museum staff members -- joined by an eager boy -- posed on the museum's "Oriten" bicycle. The unusual machine was built in 1896 by the Orient Bicycle Company of Waltham, Massachusetts. Described by Orient as a "decemtuple" bicycle, it toured the United States and Europe to promote the company's more conventional single- and double-seat bikes.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

1953

Subject Date

1953

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.3934

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

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    Ten-Person Oriten Bicycle, 1896

    Charles Metz of Waltham, Massachusetts, built the Orient Oriten in 1896 as a way to promote his Orient line of bicycles. Metz featured this 23-foot-long, 305-pound ten-seater at bicycle meets and races throughout the country. Though difficult to ride, the vehicle could reach speeds of 45 miles per hour. The Henry Ford owns the only surviving Oriten.
Henry Ford Museum Staff Members and Others Seated on the Ten Seat "Oriten" Bicycle, 1953