The Hobbyhorse: All the Rage in 1819

Isaac Cruikshank, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

 

But much mocked

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And even opposed by the respectable and upright

A veterinary surgeon and a blacksmith attacking dandies on bicycles; representing the anti-bicycle movement. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1819.
1819 By: Charles WilliamsPublished: 1819
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