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| | Aquatic Velocipedes |
 | | This lever operated land and water velocipede was patented in 1869, by David Farmer, of Wheeling, West Virginia. |
 | | The annexed engraving illustrates a machine which acts in relation to water as the bicycle does to a solid surface; that is to say, it gives the same opportunity for balancing, and depends on inertia for the upright position of the rider. |
 | | An aquatic bicycle patented in 1894, by Jacob Ronk, of Fort Wingate, Territory of New Mexico, consisted of a pair of large pneumatic wheels driven by a pedal mechanism mounted on a platform suspended from the axle. |
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