{"id":48181,"date":"2017-10-12T18:29:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T16:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/1878-rudge-co-triciclo-rotary\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T16:13:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:13:51","slug":"1878-rudge-co-triciclo-rotary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/1878-rudge-co-triciclo-rotary\/","title":{"rendered":"Rudge & co, 1878, tricycle Rotary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tricycle Rudge & Co. model Rotary, England, <\/strong>1878<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1878 RUDGE\u2019S PATENT N.526<\/p>\n

This tricycle was one of the most refined<\/strong> ones. Upper-class customers loved the tricycle more because it was usable by ladies too.
\nIn 1896 an English catalogue reported\u00a089 bicycle models and 106 tricycles<\/strong>. The major tricycle manufacturer was the English company STARLEY BROTHERS.
\nThe Coventry tricycle was followed soon after by this model . Actually the true inventor of the light-metal tricycle with tangent-spoked wheels was the Irish WILLIAM BLOOD.
\nThe famous STARLEY just managed to take advantage of the idea, creating a whole range of tricycle to sell.<\/p>\n

Luciano Nicolis personally found this rare tricycle in France.<\/p>\n

Technical notes:
\n<\/strong>Big driving wheel
\nTwo smaller wheels that could be steered thanks to a rod
\nAll three wheels had solid rubber tires<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n