boginspro Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 My Gran would possibly have seen these things in her younger years, perhaps even rode one. though I doubt she had the brass to buy one. The Lady in the photo' apparently lived to be 102. QUOTE - Miss Clara Hayball, (Mrs. Keeling), on a velocipede, taken by her father, Arthur Hayball at his wood-carving works on Cavendish Street (Nos 9, 11 and 13) Year 1875 - UNQUOTE It looks like a reasonably engineered machine, I would love to see a diagram of the design, has anyone come across makers in Sheffield of these machines to this or similar design rather than the more usual bicycle or tricycle? --------- (c) http://picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;y00516&pos=26&action=zoom&id=47740 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Sheffield Daily Telegraph 17 July 1869 Velocipede's for sale or hire. Gentlemen taught in three lessons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Sheffield Daily Telegraph 29 July 1869 C,H,Wood, Velocipede Manufacturer, Moorhead Works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Sheffield Independent 17 August 1869 Beck and Candlish, of Sheffield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Thanks syrup , it's interesting that although those articles are earlier than the year given on the Picture Sheffield page, it appears that the velocipedes mentioned in them seem to be of the early bicycle variety, pedals apparently were first fitted to bicycles in the 1860's in France as an improvement to the hobby horse. . It couldn't have been long before the word velocipede was dropped altogether for road machines in favour of the words bicycle , tricycle etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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