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Katanning Historical Society > Records

Bicycle

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1910 - 1925

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Overview

A black and white photograph of a bicycle which has an attached third wheel. In the background is a brick house with an enclosed verandah and water tanks either side of the verandah.

Historical information

This bike was owned by Cyril Gare. The third wheel attached to the back wheel of the bicycle was invented by "Wall" in 1910. It was called "Wall Auto Wheel." An American company bought the manufacturing rights and in 1914 put the name "Smiths Motor Wheel" on the flywheel.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP2026.108

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

12.7000 cm

Height or length

8.4000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On the back of the photograph hand written in blue ink is "Cyril Gare's Smiths Wheel" and below this is "a motorised wheel attached to push bike".

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Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Links to additional resources

The Motor Wheel

An article describing the history of the Motor Wheel.

Last modified

Thursday, 26 February, 2026

Completeness

94

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