Otto Highwheel Bicycle
Object NameOtto Highwheel Bicycle
Manufacturer
Western Toy Company
(Chicago, IL, founded 1876)
Date1876-1880
MediumWood, metal
Dimensions43 1/2 × 48 in. front wheel to back wheel (110.5 × 121.9 cm)
ClassificationsDolls, Doll Accessories, Toys and Games
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Farwell Brown. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number78.19.1
Status
On viewCultureAmerican
Label TextHighwheel bicycle, the first in Ames, originally owned by Gates M. Brown in 1890s. Passed on to his younger brother, Harry F. Brown, who passed it on to his son, Farwell T. Brown, who rode it in the VEISHEA parade of 1934. The highwheeler now resides at the Farm House museum on the campus of Iowa State University.
