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2. American Star Bicycle - Wikipedia

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   Copeland steam bicycle, a steam-powered Star, 1884. Smith also offered tricycles in 1887 and 1888 [10] and patented a steam tricycle in 1889. [11] [12] At the first Maricopa County Fair in 1884, Lucius Copeland demonstrated his steam bicycle, one of the first motorcycles, a steam-powered Star high-wheeler. It was claimed to have traveled 1 mile ...

3. Penny-farthing - Wikipedia

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   A penny-farthing in the Škoda Auto Museum, Czech Republic. The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle. [1] It was popular in the 1870s and 1880s, with its large front wheel providing high speeds, owing to it travelling a large distance for every rotation of the wheel.

4. Lucius Copeland - Wikipedia

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   Lucius Day Copeland was a pioneering 19th-century engineer and inventor from Phoenix, Arizona who demonstrated one of the first motorcycles, the Copeland steam bicycle, a steam-powered Star high-wheeler at the first Arizona Territorial Fair in 1884.

5. Velocipede - Wikipedia

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   Solid rubber tires and the long spokes of the large front wheel provided a much smoother ride than its predecessor. This type of velocipede was the first one to be called a bicycle ("two wheel"), and its shape led to the nickname penny-farthing in the United Kingdom. They enjoyed a great popularity among young men in the 1880s who could afford ...

6. History of the bicycle - Wikipedia

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   There seems to have been no patent issue in France, where English bicycles still dominated the market. In 1880, G.W. Pressey invented the high-wheeler American Star Bicycle, whose smaller front wheel was designed to decrease the frequency of "headers". By 1884 high-wheelers and tricycles were relatively popular among a small group of upper ...

7. Forget oil and metals. Cocoa was the top commodity of 2024 as ...

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   Cocoa was the top-performing commodity of 2024. The price of the bean surged as headwinds battered key producers. Prices are likely to stay high into 2025, analysts at ING said.

8. American Bicycle Company - Wikipedia

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   The Overman Wheel Company, founded 1882, was the first manufacturer of a safer bicycle in the United States: the design came to be known as a safety bicycle in the United States, in their factory complex in Chicopee, Massachusetts. [2] During the 1880s there was great demand for bicycles because of the advancements in safety and design.

9. 9 Mistakes You Should Never Make With A Slow Cooker - AOL

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   Using Raw Alcohol "If you are making a dish like Beef Bourguignon, brown the beef first on the stove and then deglaze with red wine to evaporate the alcohol," Tiess says.. Being Unprepared If You ...