The Omni Bike 1924

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Paris, France.

Title: "THE OMNI-BIKE. A queer craft, but it gets you there and back ... said the inventor".

M/S of a tricycle-type of contraption parked by the curb of a Paris street, a man sits in a seat in front of the handlebars, a woman sits next to him and a little girl with...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24587
Sort Number:
G 1115
Time in/Out:
01:17:54:00 / 01:18:45:00
Canister:
G 1116
Film ID:
354.09
Issue Date:
01/09/1924

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