Bicycle Canvas Patent Print

Printed in the U.S.A. on canvas with archival ink 16 X 20 inch patent print Restored and digitally enhanced while maintaining the integrity of the original document Antiqued blackboard finish Product Description Learn More Activate your office, game room, and home with panache with this 1897 bicycle patent, elegantly printed on canvas with archival ink. It is finished with a distressed vintage effect bringing character and atmosphere. "The object of my invention is to furnish a device by which to connect or disconnect the sprocket-wheels with the shaft on which they are placed, so that the motion of the shaft may be communicated to the one or the other of the sprocket-wheels, as desired, for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the speed of the bicycle while propelling it on a level or up an incline."--John J. Hentz. Filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office November 3, 1897. The patent act of 1790 established the rules for submitting a patent application. Eac