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High wheel Joseph DEVEY „Special Express, c.1883/84
Joseph Devey. In the era of high wheels, 350 manufacturers gradually emerged in the UK, several of which became famous, most ended up in oblivion, others also ended up, but they wrote that they could not be erased. Like Joseph Devey. He became known as "The Working’s Man Friend". The name was possible because the machine sold for 4 pounds and 10 shillings. For comparison - the largest manufacturer Coventry Machinists Co. offered his Gentleman’s for £ 16 in 1878, the racing model cost £ 20 to £ 25. Devey has made the high wheel accessible to a much wider clientele. He opened his company in 1876 and launched the Express, Special Express and Racing Express models, offered at prices well below the then standard. Joseph Devey was an otherwise excellent guy. He regularly attended church and wrote in the parish magazine, where he beat his sins with his contributions. Well, a godly man. In January 1887, he left his business to Joseph Horton of Birmingham for £ 10,000. It should be noted that the house where Devey lived was adjacent to the factory he had just sold. The new owner continued to manufacture bicycles to soon find that he was mysteriously regularly losing material from the warehouse. Horton and one of the officers locked himself in a factory at night, and you probably already know who they caught: Mr. Devey, sneaking out of his house through a wall in the factory warehouse. Then it went quickly - arrest, trial and imprisonment. This is what the parishioners have now read, true in non-church newspapers. In the factory purchase agreement, Devey undertook to Horton not to manufacture bicycles within a 200-mile radius, which he adhered to after his release from prison. After the deadline, he returned to Wolverhampton and returned to work. Not for long, the era of high bikes was over. Whether he began to fight against sins again could not be ascertained.The Gallery
- • 1818 - Hobby horse, copy, Germany – first registration 1818
- • 1820 - Hobby horse, copy manufactured according to an original made
- • 1820 - Hobby horse, original, probably Germany - from 1820 to 1850
- • 1855 - Pedamotive tricycle, Lever-driven machine, France c.1855
- • 1868 - Michaux boneshaker, Paris, France – around 1868
- • 1868 - Michaux velocipéde, Paris, France – March/May 1868
- • 1868 - Michaux & Cie. boneshaker, Paris, France – 1868/69
- • 1868 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, France - 1868
- • 1868 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, France - 1868
- • 1868 - L.Rives, France - 1868
- • 1869 - Cadot, Lyon, France, boneshaker – around 1869
- • 1869 - Boneshaker with freewheel - A.Boeuf, France (System NICOLET)
- • 1869 - Gervat, Lyon, France - 1869
- • 1869 - ROCHE velocipéd, Vallans, France – 1869
- • 1869 - Suspension velocipéde Morére of Pamiers, Pyrenees, France –
- • 1869 - Velocipéde Michaux & Cie Inventeur - France, Paris 1869
- • 1869 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, France – around 1869
- • 1869 - Suspension velocipéde Bouchage & Cie, Lyon, France – 1869/70
- • 1869 - Bajard, the provience of Roanne, France - around 1869
- • 1869 - Boneshaker, blacksmith production, France – around 1870
- • 1869 - Boneshaker, black smith production, Manufacturer unknown - a
- • 1869 - Boneshaker with mudguards, Manufacturer unknown, France – 18
- • 1869 - Boneshaker, TELLIER Paris, France – around 1869
- • 1869 - Andrew MUIR & Co., Manchester, England – 1869/70
- • 1869 - Hard tire velocipéde L.FOUÉNARD - Paris 1869
- • 1869 - Carl Lenz - Wien, Austria 1869/70
- • 1870 - Boneshaker Sargant Marker Boston, USA – around 1870
- • 1870 - S & E boneshaker, England – around 1870
- • 1870 - Leboucher boneshaker, Lyon, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - W. Sisenaler Gat..Senn (??), boneshaker – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, Holland – around 1870
- • 1870 - David velocipéd, A Orléans, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Levacher velocipéd, Rouen, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Shire velocipéde, USA – after a year 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown – around 1870
- • 1870 - Wooden boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, probably France
- • 1870 - Bouchage boneshaker, Lyon, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - A. Dubois boneshaker, St. Denis, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - EDEN Excellence boneshaker, probably England – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, blacksmith production unknown – around 1870
- • 1870 - Meyer boneshaker, Paris, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, blacksmith production, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, Germany - around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker Millau, France - around 1870
- • 1870 - Anthoni, Paris, France, boneshaker – around 1870
- • 1870 - A.Michaux boneshaker, Paris, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, probably Germany - around
- • 1870 - Velocipéde "Caroussel", Manufacturer unknown, France – aroun
- • 1870 - Velocipede „SYSTEME LEROY“, France - probably 1870
- • 1870 - Clément Ader, Double-frame boneshaker, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - M.Giraud boneshaker, Lyon, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - R. B. TURNER & Co., velocipede c.1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker, Manufacturer unknown, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker with carrier, France, Lyon – around 1870
- • 1870 - Poncet Claude Laurent – Rives sur Fure, France 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker Bouchage, Lyon, France - around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker - style France - Manufacturer unknown, c.1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker with ball bearings, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Cie Parisienne boneshaker, Paris, France – around 1870
- • 1870 - Boneshaker for 5 – 8 year old children, probably France – ar
- • 1870 - Boneshaker for 12 – 14 year old children, probably Germany –
- • 1870 - Boneshaker for small person, Manufacturer unknown, France –
- • 1870 - Cie Parisienne boneshaker, Paris, France – after a year 187
- • 1870 - Cie Parisienne „Service“, Paris, France – after a year 1870
- • 1870 - Burgers velocipéde, Deventer, Holland - c.1870/72
- • 1870 - High Wheel "C.B."- France, after a year 1870
- • 1870 - Early machine Meyer, France - after a year 1870
- • 1870 - High Wheel - France or Switzerland, after a year 1870
- • 1870 - J. SCHMID, A. Grandson, Suisse "Early Free Wheel System" - S
- • 1870 - J. SCHMID, YVERDON - Switzerland, after a year 1870
- • 1871 - High wheel - freewheel, Manufacturer unknown, France – aroun
- • 1871 - Perol, Nantes, France, early high wheel – around 1871
- • 1873 - Wooden high wheel, made in Boston probably, USA – after a ye
- • 1873 - High wheel with suspension, France - around 1873
- • 1873 - High wheel Meyer Paris, France - 1873/75
- • 1873 - Early high wheel, black smith production, probably France -
- • 1874 - High wheel type Meyer, Manufacturer unknown, France – around
- • 1874 - Wooden high wheel, made in France probably – after a year 1
- • 1874 - ARIEL WORKS, Haynes & Jefferies, England 1874
- • 1874 - Wooden high wheel, discovered in France – after a year 1874
- • 1875 - High wheel Renard Paris, France - around 1875
- • 1875 - High wheel Marié ???, France - around 1875
- • 1876 - High wheel with suspension, France - around 1876
- • 1876 - Vincent Paris, France - around 1876
- • 1876 - High wheel A. Martin, Vihiers, France - around 1876
- • 1876 - High wheel, Manufacturer unknown, France – around 1876
- • 1876 - Coventry Machinsts´ Co., Coventry, England - c.1976
- • 1877 - High wheel - Singer Challenge 56", England 1876
- • 1878 - The STAR - J. Parr, Leicester, England - 1877/78
- • 1878 - "Tangent" - Haynes & Jefferis, Ariel Works, England 1878
- • 1879 - High wheel Clement & Cie., Paris, France - around 1878/79
- • 1880 - Jan Kohout, high wheel, The machine shop of Jan Kohout, Bohe
- • 1883 - High wheel Joseph DEVEY „Special Express, c.1883/84
- • 1884 - Columbia Expert, Pope Manufacturing Co., Boston, USA – 1884
- • 1884 - High wheel Meyer Paris, France - 1884
- • 1884 - Hillman, Herbert and Cooper - "Popular Premier", England 188
- • 1885 - Jan Kohout, high wheel, The machine shop of Jan Kohout, Bohe
- • 1885 - OTTO Wood Bicycle - USA, around 1885
- • 1885 - Child´s wooden High Wheel bicycle, USA – c.1885
- • 1886 - Kangaroo safety, Hillman, Herbert & Cooper, Coventry, Englan
- • 1886 - Rudge safety, D. Rudge & Co., England – 1886
- • 1887 - Rudge race, D. Rudge & Co., England – 1887
- • 1887 - Singer & Co., "Challenge - Miniature", England 1887
- • 1887 - Jan Kohout, high wheel, The machine shop of Jan Kohout, Bohe
- • 1887 - Light machine Clément & Cie., Paris, France - around 1887/88
- • 1887 - Springfield Roadster, Springfield Bicycle Mnf. Co., Boston,
- • 1887 - Victor Light Roadster, Owerman Wheel Co., Chicopee Falls, Ma
- • 1887 - Regent, race high wheel, Trigwell & Co., England – probably
- • 1887 - Surrey Machinists Co., London - England 1889/90
- • 1887 - H.B.SMITH Machine Co., Semi-Racing Pony Star 45" - 188?
- • 1888 - The EAGLE Bicycle Mfg.Co., Stamford, Conn., USA - 1889
- • 1888 - Bayliss, Thomas & Co., tricycle, England – around 1888
- • 1888 - Salvo Clément & Cie., Paris, France – around 1888
- • 1888 - Artist bike - Austria, around 1888
- • 1888 - Children tricycle - France, circa 1880
- • 1888 - Children tricycle - England, circa 1920
- • 1888 - „Premier“ safety, Hillman, Herbert & Cooper, Coventry, Engla
- • 1888 - Abingdon Works Co.,"King Dick" - Birmingham, England c.1887/
- • 1889 - Peugeot, cross frame safety, France – around 1888
- • 1889 - Columbia Camel Back, Pope Manufacturing Co., Boston, USA – 1
- • 1889 - Clément & Cie., Cripper tricycle, Paris, France – around 188
- • 1889 - Quadrant suspension safety – Quadrant Tricycle Co., Birmingh
- • 1889 - Peugeot diamond safety, France – around 1890
- • 1889 - Bicycletta No.2, Rudge Cycle Co., England - 1889
- • 1889 - Warwick Perfection Safety, Springfield, MA, USA - 1889
- • 1889 - HTS safety, England, c.1890/91
- • 1890 - Marlborough Club tricycle, Coventry Machinists Co., England
- • 1890 - Cast iron safety, Manufacturer unknown, around 1890
- • 1890 - Suspension safety, Manufacturer unknown, probably USA
- • 1890 - HUMBER & Co.Ltd.,(suspension front fork), England - 1890
- • 1890 - Linley & Biggs´s „WHIPPET“ Lightest Roadster- England 1890
- • 1891 - VICTOR Safety, OVERMAN Wheel Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass., USA
- • 1891 - Superbe - Hirondelle, St.Étienne, France 1891
- • 1891 - Quadrant - suspension safety No.21 - 1891
- • 1892 - VICTOR Safety, Model C, OVERMAN Wheel Co., Chicopee Falls, M
- • 1892 - Peugeot - Bicyclette "Lion", Valentigney, France - 1892
- • 1893 - The "Special Singer", Singer & Co., Coventry, England – c.18
- • 1893 - Iver Johnson, Lovell Arms Co., Boston, USA - 1893
- • 1893 - Hard Tire Safety, USA - 1893
- • 1893 - "Imperial" Ames & Frost Company, Chicago, USA - 1893
- • 1893 - Le CYCLONE, Milders Fils, France – circa 1893/94
- • 1894 - Bantam - early version, Crypto Cycle Co., London, England –
- • 1894 - New Chainless Cycle, Paul Fleuret - France, 1894
- • 1894 - Crypto F.D. safety, Crypto Cycle Company, London, England –
- • 1894 - Crypto Geared Ordinary, Crypto Cycle Company, London, Englan
- • 1895 - Race machine - Clément & Cie., Paris, France - 1895
- • 1896 - Simpson Cycle Co., Ltd (Simpson "Lever" Chain), London, Engl
- • 1896 - La Souplette, Paris, France, 1895 - 1906
- • 1896 - John P. McCLOSKEY, Ontario, Canada - 1896
- • 1897 - Cross Roller, Quadrant Tricycle Co., England – around 1897
- • 1897 - Bamboo Cycle Co., London,England - c.1897
- • 1897 - Old Hickory Cycle Co. Chicago, USA - 1897
- • 1897 - America Cycle Mfg. Co., Chicago, USA - 1897
- • 1898 - The Quinton, Coventry, England - 1898
- • 1898 - Greger bicycle, Vienna, Austria - circa 1898
- • 1898 - Bamboo Cycle Co., England c.1898-1900
- • 1898 - Huseby Cycle Co. - Milwaukee, WIS., USA 1896
- • 1898 - New Mail - Boston, USA c.1898/99
- • 1899 - Laurin & Klement "Slavia" type 21, Mladá Boleslav, The Czech
- • 1899 - HUMBER & Co.Ltd., London, Beeston Humber Modele D´OR - 1899
- • 1900 - H.A.Lozier MFG Co., “CLEVELAND mod.103“, Ohio, USA - 1900
- • 1910 - Levocyclette Terrot,, Terrot & Cie, Dijon, France – from 190
- • 1910 - Durkopp Diana, Durkopp Fabrik Graz, Austria – around 1915
- • 1910 - Lady's bicycle with wooden frame, unknown factory, c.1910
- • 1915 - R. Jarolímek, BSA lady's bicycle, Praha, The Czech Republic
- • 1920 - Brampton, sport machine, England - around 1920
- • 1920 - Pannetton Morteau, France - c.1920