Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations (1892)
Porter, Luther Henry · Boston, Wheelman Company · leaf 136
by means of asmall chain to a double-cranked shaft to which thepropellers or hand levers are attached, and to which TRICYCLES, 115 also the foot lever is connected, all working together.The machine can thus be driven by a combination ofhands and feet, or by the hands without the feet, orvice versa.… … Coventry Chair. back-rest. In order to steer, the rider simply inclineshis body in the direction he wishes to go. The second pattern is that of a chair in which aninvalid sits, and is propelled by a rider who is seatedbehind him, tandem fashion. The chair is of easyshape, and fitted with springs…
Cycling · Bicycles
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