1800's Patriotic Bike = H. Dinwoodey, Salt Lake City UT

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Bicycle History / Historically Important original authentic (over 100+ yrs old) Victorian trade card: "H. Dinwoodey Furniture, Salt Lake City, Utah." ! ! "Headquarters ... Universal Stoves and Ranges ...." MORE in my store! Visit my store: Old Cards @ Daves Great Cards Galore Go to my STORE SEARCH and type in any word ( try for example " stove " or " bike ") Historically Important ! -- great image of early tricycle, American flag, toys, bugle / trumpet, etc. "H. Dinwoodey Furniture, Salt Lake City, Utah." ! ! "Headquarters ... Universal Stoves and Ranges ...." Authentic 100% Guaranteed Original Reverse: -- Illustrated Advertising -- as shown above. Salt Lake City, UT -- agent imprint Condition : - Evidence of aging, glue stains, and wear, as seen in HUGE scans. Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS! Size: -- BIG -- a s indicated by ruler in scans. "High-Wheel" History - NOTE: -- From Wikepedia: Penny-farthing, high wheel, high wheeler, and "ordinary" are all terms used to describe a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular after the boneshaker, until the development of the safety bicycle, in the 1880s. They were the first machines to be called 'bicycles'. Although they are now most commonly known as 'penny-farthings', this term was probably not used until they were nearly outdated; the first recorded print reference is 1891 in Bicycling News. It comes from the British penny and farthing coins, one much larger than the other, so that the side view resembles a penny leading a farthing. For most of their reign they were simply known as "bicycles". In the late 1890s the retronym 'ordinary' began to be used, to distinguish them from the emerging safety bicycles, and this term or Hi-wheel (and variants) is preferred by many modern enthusiasts. About 1870, James Starley, described as the father of the bicycle industry, and others began producing bicycles based on the French boneshaker but with front wheels of increasing size, because larger front wheels, up to 1.5 m (60 in) in diameter, enabled higher speeds on bicycles limited to direct drive. In 1878 Albert Pope began manufacturing the Columbia bicycle outside of Boston, starting their two-decade heyday in America. Although the trend was short-lived, the penny-farthing became a symbol of the late Victorian era. Its popularity also coincided with the birth of cycling as a sport.The well known dangers of the penny-farthing were, for the time of its prominence, outweighed by its strengths. While it was a difficult, dangerous machine, it was simpler, lighter, and faster than the safer velocipedes of the time. Additionally, the large wheel rode over bumps in the road more smoothly than smaller-wheeled vehicles. Two new developments changed this situation, and led to the rise of the Safety bicycle. The first was the chain drive, originally used on tricycles, allowing a gear ratio to be chosen independent of the wheel size. The second was the pneumatic tire, allowing smaller wheels to provide a smooth ride.The nephew of one of the men responsible for popularity of the penny-farthing was largely responsible for its death. James Starley had built the Ariel (spirit of the air) high-wheeler in 1870; but this was a time of innovation, and when chain drives were upgraded so that each link had a small roller, higher and higher speeds became possible without the large wheel. In 1885, Starley's nephew John Kemp Starley took these new developments to launch the Rover Safety Bicycle, so-called because the rider, seated much lower and farther behind the front wheel contact point, was less prone to "a header" (going over the bars). In 1888, when John Dunlop re-invented the pneumatic tire for his son's tricycle, the high wheel was made obsolete. The comfortable ride once found only on tall wheels could now be enjoyed on smaller chain-driven bicycles. By 1893 high-wheelers were no longer bein... read more

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