Schwinn Panther Bicycle, 1953
date: label: date made
content: 1953
name: label: maker
content: Arnold, Schwinn and Co.
notes: label: Description
content: This is a Model D-77 balloon-tire Schwinn Panther girl's bicycle made by Arnold, Schwinn and Co., Chicago, Illinois in 1953. Balloon-tire bicycles for girls and boys, introduced by Schwinn in 1933, intrigued millions of young Americans with the promise of personal mobility, and appealed to their imaginations with features that simulated automobiles and motorcycles. A typical model had long fenders, whitewall tires, streamlined styling, and a dummy gasoline tank containing a battery-powered horn. Mechanical features included internal-expanding brakes and shock-absorbing spring forks. Sales of children's balloon tire bicycles increased after World War II and remained strong until the late 1950s. Schwinn was an innovator and one of the largest makers of bicycles at the time.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: Bicycling
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content: America on the Move
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content: Transportation
label: Exhibition
content: America On The Move
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of James Lyle Hurd
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.1021.01
label: accession number
content: 1986.1021
label: catalog number
content: 1986.1021.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bicycle
label: Other Terms
content: Bicycle; Road