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New Departure Mfg. Bicycle Race Medallion

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
New Departure Mfg. Bicycle Race Medallion
SOLD
70.00USDto j*****a+ buyer's premium (17.50)
This item SOLD at 2018 Oct 22 @ 13:14UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Compliments of New Departure Manufacturing Company of Bristol, Conneticutt, a white metal, five inch long metal featuring bicycle racing and their new "hub coaster." "On April 9, 1907, Harry Pond Townsend patented the driving and braking mechanism for cycles. The coaster brake, as it was known, was not a radically new invention, but it was the first device to combine the functions of driving, braking, and coasting. It replaced the front tire hand brake and allowed riders to coast without pedaling and to stop rapidly by simply pushing backwards on the pedals. The advent of the chain-driven “safety” bicycle in the 1890s revolutionized personal transportation, and the coaster brake marked the next evolution in bicycle design."
ref.: New Departure’s Coaster Brake in Illustrated Bicycle News – Connecticut Historical Society. Salvatore Falcone Collection. City: Bristol State: Connecticut Date: HWAC# 80946