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attached to the left side of the gear box. The rear wheel is driven 

 by a roller chain from a sprocket on the output shaft of the trans- 

 mission, on the right side of the machine. There is no guard over 

 the chain. 



The wire-spoked, metal-rinuned wheels mount 26-by-2i/^-inch 

 clincher tires with inner tubes. Tubular handle bars with rubber grips 

 are attached to the steering fork, which is fitted with a coil spring. A 

 cylindrical, cast-aluminum muffler, mounted in front of the crank- 

 case, is attached to the exhaust port of the cylinder. A metal mud- 

 guard is located above each wheel, and a stand is supplied at the rear 

 of the frame. A cylindrical fuel tank suspended from the frame 

 above the engine is fitted with a shut-off valve at the bottom. A 

 small, metal, tool box is attached beneath the rear of the fuel tank. 

 Rubber-covered footrests are provided adjacent to the brake and shift 

 pedals. The saddle is a Mesinger "Auto Cushion.*' No battery, gen- 

 erator, lighting equipment, or warning signal is provided. The 

 weight of the cycle is approximately 150 pounds. 



This motorcycle was restored by the Museum staff during November 

 and December, 1951, at which time it was disassembled, cleaned, re- 

 finished, and reassembled. The old tires of the early 1920's have been 

 equipped with new butyl-rubber inner tubes. The 1926 license plate 

 of the District of Columbia, attached to the rear fender at the time 

 of presentation to the Museum, was also refinished with its original 

 colors. 



SNYDER BICYCLE, 1927 



U. S. N. M. No. 309382 ; original ; gift of the Homer P. Snyder Manufacturing Co., 

 Inc., in 1927; pliotograph No. 811; plate 23, a. 



This tubular, diamond-frame bicycle was made by the Homer P. 

 Snyder Manufacturing Co., Inc., of Little Falls, N. Y. At the time 

 of its receipt at the National Musetun it was new and was among the 

 most modern types of bicycles then manufactured in this country. 



The hollow steel wheel rims carry the original 2S-by-li/^-inch, 

 single-tube tires, No. G6 E. H., made by the Fisk Rubber Co., of Chico- 

 pee Falls, Mass. Each wheel contains 36 tangentially laced wire 

 spokes, and the rear-wheel hub incorporates a Model-C New Depar- 

 ture coaster brake. Both wheel hubs run on ball bearings. Adjust- 

 ment of the chain tension is obtained by moving the rear axle backward 

 or forward in slots at the rear of the frame. 



The drive to the rear wheel is by sprockets and a Diamond roller 

 chain, located to the right of the wheel. The pedal throw, 6%^ inches, 

 is nonadjustable. The two pedal cranks are in one piece, unlike the 

 two-piece construction of the 1896 Columbia bicycle in the collection. 

 The rubber-covered pedals are mounted on ball bearings. 



