RMT1HJ5G–'Cast Iron Bridge near Coalbrookdale, Shropshire', 1782. By W. Ellis after Michael Angelo Rooker (1746-1801). 18th century depiction of the Grade I listed Iron structure. The bridge was the first of its sort and was the result of the efforts of Thomas Farnolls Pritchard (c1723-1777), John Wilkinson (1728-1808) and Abraham Darby III (1750-1789).
RM2KE4JP6–A Boneshaker of 1869 (1942). A Boneshaker (or bone-shaker) is a name used from about 1869 up to the present time to refer to the first type of true bicycle with pedals, which was called velocipede by its manufacturers. 'Boneshaker' refers to the extremely uncomfortable ride, which was caused by the stiff wrought-iron frame and wooden wheels surrounded by tires made of iron.
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