Tricycle Collection

Gypsy Woman on Caravan
A Gypsy woman stands by the entrance to the family caravan on an encampment in Surrey as a pet dog looks on

Holmewood Colliery, Heath Village, Mining
Village life in Heath, Derbyshire. A young girl on a tricycle with her father beside her. Behind them, the outline of Holmewood Colliery

Costume / Boy on Tricycle
Picturesque foppish French boy in a pleated skirt in spotted fabric, floppy striped necktie & falling collar, checked socks, pumps with large ribbon bows & long flowing hair

Victorian Scrap - Circus Elephant riding a Tricycle - A heavy weight. late 19th century

Thumbing ones nose from the motor tricycle, advertisement for the Automobiles de Dion-Bouton, illustration by Wilhio
Posters, France, 20th century. Thumbing ones nose from the motor tricycle, advertisment for the Automobiles de Dion-Bouton, illustration by Wilhio, Paris, 1900

STEAM TRICYCLE, 1888. Inventor Lucius D. Copeland demonstrating his steam tricycle, known as the Phaeton Moto-Cycle, outside the north entrance of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C

Tandem tricycle / IMechE

Holmewood Colliery, Heath Village, Mining
Village life in Heath, Derbyshire, England. A lone woman, a young girl on a tricycle with her father beside her, and a couple of men chatting

Playing on the Street
Children playing on a suburban street. Note the absence of parked cars - only a solitary motorcycle and sidecar!

Man riding an 1899 Marot-Gardon vintage tricycle
Man wearing a Union Jack hat riding an 1899 Marot-Gardon vintage tricycle Date: circa 1980s

Herr Graiss looping monkey, Diavolino
Diavolino, a little monkey trained by Herr Grais, who performed the loop the loop on a tricycle at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1903

Diavolino, the monkey that loops the loop, London Hippodrome
Diavolino, the monkey that looped the loop on a little tricycle at the London Hippodrome in 1902. Date: 1902

Advertisement, The Humber Tricycle, Humber, Marriott & Cooper, Beeston, near Nottingham. 1890s

Barefoot Days Thornaby Teesside 1969 1969

Advert for Starley Bros. Coventry tandem tricycle 1884
A tricycle made for two. 1884

BICYCLING WOMEN, 1892. The Rights of Women: Emancipation. Wood engraving, American, 1892

Bicycling. Woman, on three wheel bicycle, followed by men on high-wheelers. Date c1887

Tuk-tuk (Tricycles) drivers, Gulou Area, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, Asia

Bicycle, Huangshan City (Tunxi), Anhui Province, China, Asia

Parcel Delivery Tricycle
A Royal Mail parcels post delivery tricycle

Advert / Tricycle De Dion
De Dion Bouton powered tricycle, available with steel or wooden rims and with thicker tyres as an option

Rickman Helicopter 1909
American inventor Rickmans helicopter resembles a tricycle with a sunshade

A steam-powered tricycle
5312157 A steam-powered tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam-powered tricycle being used in London. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting the 'Despatch' delivery tricycle by Messrs Starly & Sutton
5310650 An engraving depicting the 'Despatch' delivery tricycle by Messrs Starly & Sutton, Coventry - which cost approximately £30

Steam powered Tricycle
5616694 Steam powered Tricycle; (add.info.: steam powered Tricycle; British; 1879. 01/01/1879); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Howe, Bicycles, Tricycles
2904094 Howe, Bicycles, Tricycles; (add.info.: Advertising poster printed in France for English distribution of the Howe bicycles and tricycles)

Engraving depicting a lady riding a tricycle
5308976 Engraving depicting a lady riding a tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a lady riding a tricycle. Foot pedals and hand levers operated cranks acting in the hub)

William Edward Ayrton's electric tricycle
5310063 William Edward Ayrton's electric tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting William Edward Ayrton's electric tricycle)

A steam-powered tricycle
5312150 A steam-powered tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam-powered tricycle being used in London. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a tricycle for transporting an invalid. This particular tricycle is from the Kalamazoo Cycle Co
5310972 An engraving depicting a tricycle for transporting an invalid. This particular tricycle is from the Kalamazoo Cycle Co, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1898); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A cartoon depicting a tricycle with a chain drive, 19th century
5310792 A cartoon depicting a tricycle with a chain drive, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1885); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Michaux-Perreaux steam tricycle
5616718 The Michaux-Perreaux steam tricycle; (add.info.: The Michaux-Perreaux steam tricycle 1884, Perreaux exhibited a tricycle version of his steam velocipede)

An engraving depicting a combined tricycle and boat for use on land or water, 19th century
5311325 An engraving depicting a combined tricycle and boat for use on land or water, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1893); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An English lady's Tricycle
5616683 An English lady's Tricycle; (add.info.: Illustration showing an English lady's Tricycle 1819. 01/01/1819); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French 'Hirondelle Triporteur' Tricycle bike, 1890
3480649 French 'Hirondelle Triporteur' Tricycle bike, 1890; (add.info.: French 'Hirondelle Triporteur' Tricycle bike, circa 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of a small boy on a tricycle
3568356 Portrait of a small boy on a tricycle; (add.info.: Russia 1880 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A combination tricycle and boat for use on land or water, 1850
3330673 A combination tricycle and boat for use on land or water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a combination tricycle and boat for use on land or water)

A boy on a bicycle in a photo studio, 1880. Creator: Unknown
A boy on a bicycle in a photo studio, 1880. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Children of the director of the teacher's seminary Ivan Timofeevich Savenkov, 1888-1889. Creator: Akselrod
Children of the director of the teacher's seminary Ivan Timofeevich Savenkov, 1888-1889. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late

Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910

Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910

Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Fla. between 1900 and 1910

Housing for Oklahoma refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Housing for Oklahoma refugees. California

Portrait of an unknown man with a boy sitting on a bicycle, end of 19th century. Creator: PA Milevskii
Portrait of an unknown man with a boy sitting on a bicycle, end of 19th century. This collection contains 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Chris Rea, Singer aged 22, from Middlesbrough, promotes his new single, So Much Love, which he wrote while working for his fathers ice cream company, 24th June 1974

Portrait of a small boy on a tricycle Russia. Date of Photograph:1880 ca

Elegantly dressed children shown, full-length, in a small garden. The little boy is seated on a tricycle while one of the little girls is shown climbing on a bicycle. Date of Photograph:1905-1910

Florida, The Keys, Islamorada, beach with palm trees and water tricycles

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From costumes to coal mines, tricycles have a rich history that spans across time and cultures. In Holmewood Colliery, Heath Village, mining communities witnessed the sight of a young boy joyfully pedaling his tricycle through the dusty streets. Meanwhile, in Victorian scrapbooks, circus elephants defied expectations as they skillfully rode their own miniature tricycles. Intriguingly, a gypsy woman found solace on her caravan while watching barefoot children embrace carefree days in Thornaby Teesside back in 1969. And who could forget Lucius D. Copeland's groundbreaking invention - the steam tricycle? As he proudly demonstrated its power and innovation to astonished onlookers. Fast forward to 1899 when vintage enthusiasts reveled in the elegance of an exquisite Marot-Gardon tricycle gliding effortlessly along cobblestone streets. The whimsical Herr Graiss with his looping monkey Diavolino captivated audiences at London Hippodrome with their daring acrobatics atop a specially designed tandem tricycle. Advertisements for The Humber Tricycle enticed adventure-seekers with promises of freedom and mobility like never before. Whether it was exploring new terrains or simply enjoying leisurely rides through picturesque landscapes, these three-wheeled wonders offered endless possibilities. Tricycles have come a long way since their humble beginnings - evolving from simple playthings into powerful machines that revolutionized transportation and entertainment alike. So next time you see a tricycle passing by or stumble upon an old photograph capturing its charm, take a moment to appreciate the stories woven within this timeless symbol of childhood joy and human ingenuity.