1928 Cleveland Motorcycle, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, February 1996
THF148246 / 1928 Cleveland Motorcycle, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, February 1996
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Artifact Overview
The Cleveland Motorcycle Company, founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, built lightweight one-cylinder bikes for its first decade. As competing motorcycles grew larger, Cleveland introduced a four-cylinder engine in 1925. This 1928 Model 4-61 also featured a front-wheel brake -- an industry first for Cleveland. The company produced one more model year before closing after the stock market crash of 1929.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
28 February 1996
Subject Date
28 February 1996
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.N.B.112572
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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Artifact1928 Cleveland Motorcycle
The Cleveland Motorcycle Company, founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, built lightweight one-cylinder bikes for its first decade. As competing motorcycles grew larger, Cleveland introduced a four-cylinder engine in 1925. This 1928 Model 4-61 also featured a front-wheel brake -- an industry first for Cleveland. The company produced one more model year before closing after the stock market crash of 1929.
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