Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 461
ovidedit with an elbow and body rest, decidedly im-proving the vehicle. Further changes made byLouis Gompertz, in 1821, enabled the rider topropel this vehicle with his hands, but he stillhad to keep himself upright by the use of hisfeet and legs. A cogged wheel fixed to theside of the front hub… … THE MODERN SPINNING-WHEEL, later form was built of iron instead of wood.This change was brought about by an Englishcontractor named Knight, who was so pleased by the new way of traveling while visiting thecontinent, that he thought of using the cheaperiron of his own country for making the…
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