Velocipede – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique lithograph of Velocipede brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Velocipede
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A tobacco label printed as a lithograph, this 1869 piece takes its name from the velocipede, the pedal-driven forerunner of the bicycle that was the newest craze on American streets at the time. Early machines, with pedals fixed to the front wheel, drew crowds and riders, and their jolting ride earned them the nickname "boneshaker." Tobacco makers of the period often borrowed the latest novelties to catch a buyer's eye, so a label like this shows what urban consumers found exciting. It also shows how quickly commercial art took up new technology.
| Created / published | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Tobacco package labels 1860-1870.Lithographs 1860-1870. |
| Notes | LOT subdivision subject: Bicycles and bicycling. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,184 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-127368 |
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