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t\vo anus are inde[)eiideiit of each other but are intended to be de- 

 pressed alternately. Part of the gearing is missing from the right 

 side of the model. 



A saddle is located on a leaf sjn'ing over the rear wheel. A spring- 

 returned foot brake, opei-ated by the left foot, is mounted in front of 

 the rear wheel, and rubs against the rear tire. 



SMITH BICYCLE, 1885 



U. S. N. M. No. 27900.J; original; gift of liobert Atwater Siiiilli in 1!)1H: |ili<it(.- 

 graph No. 797i/L'-K; plate 13, h. 



This Star bicycle was made by the II. 13. Smith .Machine Co. and 

 bears their nameplate marked with the serial number :\{)-2~) and the 

 patent dates of October 26 and Xovember 23, 1880, January 29, 1881, 

 a.nd July 7, 1885. It was probably constructed in the latter year. 



Patent Office records reveal that patents Xo. 021 si!) and ;')21l>;)2 

 w'ere both issued on July 7, 1885, to William S. Kelley, of Smithville, 

 N. J. Both .show bicycles of the Star type, and claim improvements 

 in bicycles and tricycles. 



This bicycle is very similar in appearance to the full-sized Star 

 previously described, its method of steering and operation being the 

 same. The steering post is not within a tube, how^ever. The metal 

 front wheel is fitted with a solid rubber tire. It is 23 inches in diam- 

 eter and contains 21 wire spokes. The rear wheel, also of metal, is 

 fitted with a single-tube pneumatic tire of 40-inch diameter and 

 contains 72 tangential wire spokes. 



The leather saddle is mounted on s])rings and is adjustable fore 

 and aft. The handle bars are curved. Linkage, operated by the 

 rider's right hand, causes a spoon brake to bear against the rear 

 tire. The linkage is returned by a flat leaf spring to the "off" po- 

 sition. As on the earlier Star, two driving ratios are available by 

 shifting the effective attachment point of the straps to the foot levers. 



COLUMBIA BICYCLE, 1886 



U. S. N. :M. No. .•507217: (iiiuin:il : uift of Lawrence Wor.stall in 1021; phuto-rapli 

 No. 707V.-('; plate M. a. 



Owned in turn by Herschal Mulford and Lawrence AVorstall, of 

 Millville, X. J., this early Columbia high-wheeler, or ordinary, is 

 a Light Roadster model of 1880. 



Sold originally for approximately $135, the Light Roadster was 

 a lighter version of the Expert model and weighed approximately 

 36 pounds with all equipment, as compared to the Expert's 45 pounds. 



These bicycles were available with seven sizes of front wheel, from 

 47 to 59 inches, and two sizes of rear wheel, 10 or 18 inches, depending 



