Serial number of Michaux velocipede. |
An inquiry on Michaux serial number was presented for the first time last year at the Conference (Tampere, Finland). This part II try to develop this research with new machines discovered since last year.
We are now sure that the number on serpentine Michaux is not serial but only the front wheel’s height. Michaux serpentine frame is made by a foundry of Creil (north of Paris): “Le Brun et Levêque”.
I will try to cross the number on machines and the one discovered in Michaux papers of Olivier brothers. It should be very interesting if we can determine the production date of each machine following his number. We now know that Michaux et Cie has two forms of plate, oval and square. Could we find some relation between the serial number and the form of plate? |