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TOC Chainless Identification Thread - XRay & Explosion Charts

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An 1899 mention that describes a very particular design of chainless bicycle dropout patented by W. Cairns.

1899 Cairns Chainless Dropout.jpg
 
Here is one I would pay to see...
1900 Cookson Chainless

Remarkably similar while also still different from the machine from the David Metz Museum which sold at Copake back in 2014
The illustrated cycle bears very similar resemblance to the Rex Cycle while the example sold at Copake has very little in common with the Rex.

1900 Cookson Chainless Tricycle.jpg


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Here is one I would pay to see...
1900 Cookson Chainless

Remarkably similar while also still different from the machine from the David Metz Museum which sold at Copake back in 2014
The illustrated cycle bears very similar resemblance to the Rex Cycle while the example sold at Copake has very little in common with the Rex.

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The Cookson design is very interesting. How many others did Mr. Metz have that are close but not quite the same?
 
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