Match Case with Bicycle Image
notes: label: Description
content: In the 1890s the growing popularity of safety bicycles, which had smaller wheels than high-wheelers and were easier to ride, led to a social revolution. Women rode safety bicycles for the first time, men and women socialized on wheels, and millions of Americans took to the road for pleasure trips and practical purposes. These developments created a market for biking accessories like this decorative metal match case. The image on the front of the case – a well-dressed man riding in a rural area – exemplified the placid pastime of riding on country roads, a striking contrast to train travel in coal burning, steam-powered trains.
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: Transportation
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content: Road Transportation
label: Exhibition
content: Object Project
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0294.08
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0294.08
label: accession number
content: 1990.0294
objectType: label: Object Name
content: match case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/8 in x 1 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in; .9525 cm x 2.8575 cm x 4.445 cm