Whalen and Janssen Laminated Wood-Frame Bicycle
date: label: date made
content: 1942
name: label: maker
content: Janssen Piano Co., Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: At the beginning of World War II, John T. Whalen, with Webster E. Janssen of the Janssen Piano Co., Inc., developed this laminated-wood-frame bicycle in order to conserve metal for the war effort. Wood subsequently proved to be more critical than metal, so the bicycle was not marketed. This bicycle weighs approximately 31 pounds. Its fork, saddle, handlebars, and elliptical frame are made of laminated wood, while the wheels are metal.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Bicycling
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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 Webster E. Janssen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.313040
label: catalog number
content: 313040
label: accession number
content: 173992
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bicycle
label: Other Terms
content: Bicycle; Road