Boneshaker bicycle

 Boneshaker bicycle

 

Boneshaker (or bone-shaker) is a name used from about 1869 up to the present time to refer to the first type of true bicycle with pedals, which was called velocipede by its manufacturers.

Boneshaker refers to the extremely uncomfortable ride, which was caused by the stiff wrought-iron frame and wooden wheels surrounded by tyres made of iron.

 

 

 

 

Dont miss these objects on display...

Edwardian Bathing costume

Edwardian bathing costume

In the early 1900s even these extremely modest bathing suits by modern standards were not considered suitable in which to be seen in public.

Edwardian bathing machine

Edwardian bathing machine

Edwardian bathing machine rescued from Teignmouth Back Beach and renovated

Atmospheric railway tubing

Atmospheric railway tubing

A piece of atmospheric railway tubing used by Brunel in his Atmospheric Railway between Exeter and Newton Abbot 1847.

Admiral Pellew Viscount Exmouth

Admiral Pellew Viscount Exmouth

Portrait of Admiral Pellew Viscount Exmouth by the famous portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence 1818.

Pier amusement machine

Pier machine

A pier machine from Teignmouth Pier owned by the Brenner family

Minion gun

Minion gun

  Simon Burton in 2011 with the minion gun on display from the Church Rocks  

Boneshaker bicycle

Boneshaker bicycle

This bicycle from the 1800s earnt the name boneshaker by providing an extremely uncomfortable ride on tyres made of iron.

Collection of handmade lace

Collection of Shaldon handmade lace

Collection of Shaldon handmade lace over 100 years old

Church Rocks Wreck Touchscreen

Church Rocks Wreck Touchscreen

Videos, games, maps and more

VR being used

VR Experience

First World War Virtual Reality Experience

Teign Heritage
29 French Street
Teignmouth
Devon
TQ14 8ST
(opposite the railway station and parking)

Tel: 01626 777041 or email info@teignheritage.org

Contact form

Teign Heritage