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Velocipede with pawl in the front wheel.
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Velocipede with pawl in the front wheel.
See original version (French)
Lot no. 4
Description
Velocipede with pawl in the front wheel.
Patent number 85439 filed on 15 May 1869 by François Nicolet.
This system of pawl and freewheel in the front wheel finally made it possible to do away with the use of leg rests when going downhill.
Wind-up rear brake.
Front wheel diameter 96 cm.
Rear wheel diameter 76 cm.
Handlebar height: 126 cm
Length: 174 cm
Oxidation. cracks in handles.
See original version (French)
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1820 - 1950: One hundred and thirty years of cycle history - Collection of Mr M.
64000 Pau - France
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