made in Glasgow

Tricycle

This tricycle was made around 1885 by The Howe Machine Company in Glasgow. It was a popular design for ladies because of the ease of mounting the machine.

The rear-steering tricycle has a black painted tubular frame, sprung-mounted saddle and solid rubber tyres. The brake lever to the left side operates spoons on each front wheel. The maker's plate on the rear spine tube reads 'MANUFACTURED BY THE HOWE MACHINE CO LTD GLASGOW 2551'.

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:	000-180-001-124-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1999.388
Date:	Around 1885 c. 1860
Material:	metal, wood, textile. Inscription: 'EU74' stamped onto base
Dimensions:	390 mm H x 375 mm L x 240 mm W
What:	Eddy current apparatus, Foucault's
Subject:	8. Electrical and electronic engineering
Who:	Leon Foucault (Inventor) Ruhmkorff, Paris (Maker)
Where:	France, Paris
Event:
Description:	Foucault's eddy current apparatus, by Ruhmkorff of Paris, c. 1860
References:	G.L'E Turner, Nineteenth Century scientific Instruments, p. 187
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