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Fichtel & Sachs
Title
Bicycle
Object type War trophy/wars; shortages/wars
Classification: 75861
Description
English: German bicycle with coiled spring wheels, taken on Western Front, WW1 material- frame- metal; seat canvas; pedals- one wood and one rubber two-wheeled bicycle; male frame; canvas seat; black plastic handgrips; coiled spring tyres around rim; triangular metal box mounted inside corner of frame (repair kit.); brakes- pedal back brake markings- serial number- stamped in frame under seat- 506906 brand - model name- marked on pedal brake- "TORPEDO" maker's mark- stamped in rear hub by oil cap- (an eagle on a mountain top) - F and S - Torpedo - (indistinct - dirty - obscured) museum number- painted in white above front wheel on frame- "429" (incorrect number) note- bicycle with springs around rim of wheel to replace rubber, because of wartime shortages in Germany
Date 1918; 1914-1918; World War 1, 1914-18-wars; 20 Dec 1929; Unknown
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length: 1900mm
height: 1505mm

notes: length: 1900mm height: 1050mm depth: 510mm
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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1930.203
Place of creation Metz; Schweinfurt; Germany
Exhibition history Display: 36804
Notes German bicycle taken on Western Front, WW1 Cycle wheels have springs rather than rubber tyres, because of rubber shortages during war See photographs in pictorial collection, WW1 H series, album 4-20 These images show New Zealanders inspecting bicycle. H1036- "German rubber shortage. A German bicycle with springs around the rim to replace tyres." "Near Metz 14-9-18" H1037- "German rubber shortage. A German bicycle with springs around the rim to replace tyres."
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