Wooden tricycle made c.1870 by village carpenter in Foxley. Used by Robert (Friday) Brown. It was still in use in 1915 by Robert Brown aged 75, see GRSRM.1993.1 photograph of him riding the tricycle. It has a wooden frame, wheels and spokes, iron tyres, wooden saddle. Probably made by the local wheelwright and blacksmith in 1870.
tricycle
Accession number: NWHCM : 1920.55
Description
Materials
wood
Department Site
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse