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Radially spoked 50" machine. Maker unknow. Circa 1880.
Roller bearings
to front wheel and cone bearings to rear wheel.
Rear wheel brake is missing.
Original gold paint lines on the backbone and on the rear wheel fork.

Found in Germany.


 
Dropped handlebar
28" wide
  This machine was manufacted
with a rear wheel brake. The brake is missing.

 

 

Handle rebuild   Pear shaped saddle
(Leather replaced)


 
No clothes protection   No head cover

 
Hub   Adjustable step


 
Lock-nutted spokes   Spoke head in the hull


 

Pedal
(Pedal rubber replaced)
 

Rear wheel hub with
the screw to oil the
axle


 


 
Roller bearing   Roller bearing   Roller bearing

 

Rear wheel
(Diameter 16")
www.hochrad.info Round backbone

Details

 

 
Head adjustment nut   Head adjustment nut
  Spindle from top

 

 
The spindle with the recess for the adjustment nut on top and the end below   The complete head
 
Spindle under head adjustment nut


 

2 cm deep hole to fix a part of the rear wheel braking system on the left side of the backbone


Hole to fix a part of the rear wheel brake on the top of the rear wheel fork. The brake is missing.

 

Positions of both holes www.hochrad.info Hole to fix a part of the rear wheel brake over the step

Upper attachment of the sliding spring Sliding spring with saddle Two holes on the backbone, probably for the primordially sliding spring attachment

 

 
Original pedal rubber
  Cut across original pedal rubber   Miscellaneous laminate of cloth and rubber

 

 
Rear wheel fork   Square recess for rear axle   Smith work fork top

 

Remains of gold paint lines on the rear wheel fork - A broad gold paint line in the middle and one gold paint stripe on either side

 

 
  Crescent rim  







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Collection: Markus Beer.