Pedal Collection

RHYL 1950S
The seafront at Rhyl, north Wales, showing the sun glistening on the water of the boating lake on a fine day

Monkey driving a toy car
A rather surreal photograph of a monkey driving a model vintage car

Small girl in a pedal car
A little girl grins for the camera as she poses in a sleek and speedy looking pedal sports car somewhere close to the sea, as evidenced by the deckchairs in the background, lining the promenade

Girl Driving Toy Car
a Young Lady Driver

Two golden harps on a cutout greetings card with a country scene. Date: circa 1890s

Tandem bicycle. 19th century engraving

A twin brother and sister, wearing matching dungarees, play together in a splendid toy pedal car. Date: 1950s

Young girl in model racing car
A happy young girl sits in a beautifully-made model of a vintage racing car

Dead Mans Handle
A dead mans handle is a switch that is automatically operated in case the human operator becomes incapacitated. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Small boy with chrome shiny silver pedal car
Small boy in a beautiful silver chrome pedal car with his proud Father alongside

Turning Wood on a Lathe
A turner uses a lathe powered by a foot pedal to carve and shape a length of wood

Pedal Car Race, Bologna
CORSA AUTOMOBILISTICA Young Italians - Fangios of the future - compete in a pedal-car race at Bologna Date: 1924

Two boys on their Go-cart
Two boys (twin brothers?) in their Sunday best sitting on their beautifully-made toy car, complete with slender steering wheel, running board, lamp and number plate

Lines Bros toys advertisement, car and scooters (Tri-ang)
Advertisement for Triangtois toys manufactured by Lines Brothers in the Old Kent Road in London, including a smart pedal car and varieties of scooters including the Fairyscoot and the Fairycycle

Latest style of American velocipede 1869
America were in the middle of bicycle craze, different types of cycles were introduced, this design showing two large wheels revolving around a common axis with a crank motion for both hands

Doug Pinkerton, high wheeler -2
Champion racing cyclist Doug Pinkerton racing his high-wheel, or penny farthing bicycle. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Doug Pinkerton, high wheeler -1
Champion racing cyclist Doug Pinkerton racing his high-wheel, or penny farthing bicycle. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Girl with pedal car

Henderson Hats Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Henderson Hats, R. C. Henderson Limited, designers and manufacturers of distinctive millinery

A Driver Climbing in to his Cab
A train driver climbs in to the cabin of a British Rail diesel locomotive. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1950s

Woman Working a Foot Pedalled Power Loom 1854
Factory woman seated at her frame, preparing the wasp for a handloom. At the time the population of upwards of 18, 000 people

Young lad with a magnificent wooden toy car
Raymond, Aunt Bettys brother happily sat behind the wheel of his magnificent wooden toy car (possibly a pedal car). There is a mascot on the front of the bonnet in the form of a cat - a tin

Harris Sewing Machine adapted to electric motor. 1920s

Synthaprufe air raid shelters, WW2
Synthaprufe air raid shelters -- operating pedal-driven air filtration plant, 125 cubic feet per minute capacity for 50 persons (top), first stages of construction of a shelter (bottom). 1939

Singer sewing machine. 1897

An early sewing machine. 1856

Two-seated velocipede 1869
Popular in America this two-seated velocipede an early form of bicycle, the back seat was intended to be used side-saddle for ladies. Date: 1869

Advert for Gamages model pedal cars 1925
Selection of kiddies model pedal cars with lamps, windscreens, motormeters and metal imitation radiators. Date: 1925

Advert for Osborne tricycles 1884
Front steerer and double driver with open front. 1884

Turning wood on a pole lathe, which is turned by a foot pedal. Date: 1930s

BOYS IN PEDAL CAR / 1912
A man and a woman in a motor car look down at two boys in their magnificent pedal car complete with horn Date: 1912

USA. Old bicycle. 19th century engraving. Colored

Singer Sewing Machine catalogue - Cabinet Table
Singer Sewing Machine catalogue - woman working at a Cabinet Table. 1932

Doggy Driver
Next stop Barking! A doggy driver complete with cap and goggles sits in the luxurious surrounds of a particularly fine model toy car

Michaux Velocipede
Ernest Michaux, son of Pierre, on a Michaux pedal-driven velocipede

Cycles et Motos. De Dion Bouton
A De Dion-Bouton advertising poster by Felix Fournery, featuring a female cyclist and her dog. The French manufacturer De Dion-Bouton was best known for building cars

Ornate piano on a German greetings card -- the satirical verse hopes that the piano and its player will go to hell! Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a piano. circa 1890s

Singer Sewing Machine - Tailors Machine model 31K15. 1932

Singer Sewing Machine - one-drawer drop-leaf table. 1932

Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915
German avaitors in The Roland biplane bomber. This diagram shows observer operating the pedal board to release the plate in the floor of the fuselage, ready for bombs to be dropped

Young boy in his Rolls Royce style Toy Pedal Car
Young boy in his Rolls Royce Toy Pedal Car. Date: circa 1900s

Humorous Christmas and New Year postcard -- two elves delivering the post on a three-wheeled cycle. Date: early 20th century

American League cycles in Pennsylvania Avenue. Mid May 1884. Washington. United States. Colored engraving

Music cover, Whoa ! Back-Pedal ! - words by Worton David, music by Henry E Pether, sung by T E Dunville. Date: 1900

Singer Sewing Machine - Dressmakers machine model 15K. 1932

Pin Maker 1827
A woman uses a foot pedal to operate pin making machinery. Date: 1827

Brighton - Mother and daughter pose in Toy aeroplane
A pin-sharp candid photograph (reproduced on a postcard) showing a Mother and daughter posing in a toy aeroplane (with RAF insignia) outside a photographic shop in Brighton, East Sussex

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