Tricycle, Scotch Express

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This remote front-steering Howe tricycle was made around 1883 by The Howe Machine Company in Glasgow. It has the model name 'Scotch Express'.

Remote front-steering tricycle, by The Howe Machine Company, Glasgow, c. 1882

The Howe Machine Company was founded by Elias Howe of Bridgeport Connecticut in the USA. A subsidiary factory was built at Bridgeton in Glasgow in 1872-73, which subsequently became an independent Scottish business when the parent company went bankrupt.

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• Online ID: 000-180-001-121-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1997.60
• Date: Around 1883
  c. 1882
  
• Material: Tricycle
  
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• What: Tricycle
  
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• Who: Elias Howe
  Howe Machine Company, Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
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