Autoped Motor Scooter, 1918
date: label: date made
content: ca 1918
name: label: maker
content: Autoped Co. of America
notes: label: Description
content: The Autoped Company of America, of Long Island City, New York, built this lightweight scooter in 1918. It bears the number D3201 on the left side of the engine.
label: Description
content: The 4-cycle engine has an air-cooled integral-head cylinder bolted to a circular crankcase. The engine is geared to the wheel by means of a disk clutch. All control of the vehicle is through the steering column. Turning the column steers the machine in the conventional manner; pushing it forward engages the clutch; and pulling it back operates the internal expanding brake on the front wheel. Turning the left grip operates the throttle, and turning the right grip operates the compression release through a wire controlling the opening and closing of the intake valve.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: America on the Move
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content: Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lawrence Bourgeoise
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.325406
label: accession number
content: 254555
label: catalog number
content: 325406
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Motor scooter
label: Object Name
content: motor scooter
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: tires: 15 in x 2 1/4 in; 38.1 cm x 5.715 cm
label: Measurements
content: crate: 36 in x 62 in x 25 in; 91.44 cm x 157.48 cm x 63.5 cm