Bicycle

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OBJECT TYPE
safety/direct drive, front
DATE
1894
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1981.0245.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Crypto Bantam
LOCATION
England

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL FRAME/ METAL WHEELS W. RUBBER TIRES/ PLASTIC HANDGRIPS/ RUBBER PADS ON PEDALS/ LEATHER SADDLE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
138.0 cm
Width
50.0 cm
Height
112.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category
Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1890'S, EARLY 1900'S
Canada
This Ordinary cycle is the last of the dwarf front-driving bicycles of the late 19th century. The company called Crypto Bantam was likely responsible for the creation of this object based on its model name. They also produced the Bantamette, which was a ladies’ model, where the lack of a chain and the smaller size were perhaps deemed more appealing. This bicycle could also have contributed to a change in women’s fashion. Women riders began to wear skirts a couple of inches above their ankles to avoid getting their feet caught up in the hem as they rotated the pedals. They also quickly adopted chain guards and skirt guards on the back wheel to prevent their clothes from getting caught in the moving parts of this bicycle. Ce bicycle Ordinaire est le dernier bicycle nain du 19e siècle avec un récepteur avant. La compagnie nommée Crypto Bantam est probablement responsable de la fabrication de ce bicycle grâce au nom du modèle sur l'artefact. La compagnie a aussi produit la Bantamette pour les femmes. Le bicycle était plus petit et n'avait pas de chaine. Ce bicycle pouvait aussi être responsable du changement vestimentaire des femmes pendant cette période. Les femmes ont commencé à porter leurs jupes en haut de leurs chevilles pour s'assurer de ne pas emmêlés leurs pieds avec l'ourlet de leurs jupes en pédalant. Ils ont aussi adopté des carter de chaine et de jupe comme prévention que leurs vêtements ne s'emmêlent pas avec les morceaux du bicycle.
Function
This artifact is a small safety bicycle that is used as a mode of transportation with a chainless drive. Cet artefact est un bicycle de sécurité qui est utilisée comme mode de transport avec une commande sans chaîne.
Technical
The Bantams used a special gear system called spur gears. Two smaller pinions in the crankshaft connected to a larger one, which then powered the front wheel. These spur gears also allowed for the front wheel to rotate farther for each turn of the cranks, basically up-gearing the smaller bicycle. Another advantage of the Bantam series is the smaller stature of the bicycle. The advertisements for the Crypto-Bantam bicycle marketed it as a quite ride that was safe and easy to learn. It also marketed the bicycle as a bicycle that was light and fast that did not require a large step to mount. Le bicycle Bantam utilisait un système d'engrenages nommée des roues droits cylindriques. Deux petits pignons situer à l'intérieur du vilebrequin branchait à un pignon plus large pour alimenter la roue avant. Les engrenages droits cylindriques permettaient à la roue du devant a tourné plus loin pour chaque tour de la manivelle pour augmenter le niveau d'engrenage pour les bicycles plus petits. Un autre avantage du bicycle Bantam était qu'il était plus petit que la norme. Elle était mise sur le marché avec des publicités déclarant que le voyage sur leur produit était sécuritaire et tranquille. La courbe d'apprentissage était petite avec le Bantam et le bicycle était léger en plus d'être facile à embarquer dessus.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
MOODIE COLLECTION PLATE AFFIXED TO OUTSIDE OF STEM/ 'NO. 81' HANDPAINTED IN WHITE PAINT ON INSIDE OF STEM
Missing
ONE PEDAL; ONE FRONT FENDER; WRONG FRONT RIM
Finish
GLOSSY BLACK PAINT
Decoration
N/A

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