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Edward Penfield
Orient Cycles by Edward Penfield, Bicycle motorcycle lithograph, 1897

1897

About the Item

The Waltham Manufacturing Company was co-founded in 1893 in New York by Charles Metz and three business partners. The company's designer, Metz, called his cycles “Orient racing bicycles,” named after the Orient Fire Insurance Company of New York where he had previously sold insurance. Metz was an innovator, with over 20 patents for safety designs and such oddities as an improbable ten-seater bicycle (now on display at the Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan). In this regard it is also important to respectfully note that in 1899 his ad for the upcoming upgrade to his Orient model was the first to coin the term “motor cycle”. Edward Penfield was one of the most important illustrators of the early 20th century and is considered “The Father of the American Poster”. Notable museum collections containing this work include: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (1984.1202.121) (large-format version)
  • Creator:
    Edward Penfield (1866 - 1925, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1897
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.94 in (27.79 cm)Width: 7.82 in (19.87 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5.08 mm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU149329498842
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