Summary

The Wall Auto-Wheel was designed to be attached to a pedal bicycle. It was patented (No. 14,967) by Arthur W. Wall of Birmingham in 1908 and made by Auto-Wheels Ltd in London, UK. A 20-inch (508mm) tyre is fitted to a one horsepower single-cylinder, air-cooled petrol engine. It was controlled by a single lever and cable fitted to the handlebars and was briefly popular prior to World War I and continued to be sold in Australia during the war. By 1916 the Victorian agent was the Melbourne Sports Depot at 55-57 Elizabeth Street. The advertised price was 22 pounds and 10 shillings This example was donated to the Museum in 1981.

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