'Singer' Tricycle
- Made:
- 1888
- maker:
- Singer and Company Limited
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Singer tricycle c. 1888 (no saddle). An early example of the handle-bar steered, chain-driven type of machine still in made today. There is a differential drum on the rear axle. This differential allows the wheels to rotate at different speeds when cornering.
Details
- Category:
- Road Transport
- Object Number:
- 1927-506
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1290 mm x 1190 mm x 1810 mm, 30.5 kg
- type:
- tricycles
- credit:
- Hobday, C.
