Pedals Collection

Muscles used in cycling, 19th century
Muscles used in cycling. Artwork from the tenth volume (second period of 1892) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

Johannes Brahms, German composer and musician. Seen here in profile, playing a grand piano

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Mazda RX8 Japan Japanese

Early Bicycles
A variety of early bicycles, including two varieties of the Celerifere of 1793 (1 & 2), the Draisienne (Dandy-Horse) of 1819 (3) and Gompertzs Velocipede (4)

Two golden harps on a cutout greetings card with a country scene. Date: circa 1890s

The Bone Shaker Bicycle of the 1840 s
Photograph of a cyclist on a Bone Shaker bicycle of the 1840s to 1850 s. This type of bicycle was innovative in having pedals, but earnt its moniker through the used of solid wood or metal wheels

Bone-Shaker Bike C1830
It has pedals, but no chain, and no pneumatic tyres - hard work to propel, and hard on the seat... Date: circa 1830

Cat playing the piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Latest style of American velocipede 1869
America were in the middle of bicycle craze, different types of cycles were introduced, this design showing two large wheels revolving around a common axis with a crank motion for both hands

1979 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 08: Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4, in the pits during practice during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 08

1979 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 09: Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4, with bodywork removed in the pits during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 09

Engraving depicting a lady riding a tricycle
5308976 Engraving depicting a lady riding a tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a lady riding a tricycle. Foot pedals and hand levers operated cranks acting in the hub)

1979 French GP
DIJON-PRENOIS, FRANCE - JUNE 30: Jody Scheckter, Ferrari 312T4, during practice during the French GP at Dijon-Prenois on June 30, 1979 in Dijon-Prenois, France. (Photo by Rainer Schlegelmilch)

1979 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 08: Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4, in the pits during practice during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 08

1975 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 07: Pedals in the Ferrari 312T during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 07, 1975 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy

1979 Belgian Grand Prix. Zolder, Belgium. 11 - 13 May 1979. Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari 312T4), 7th position, in the pits, portrait. World Copyright: LAT Photographic. Ref: 79BEL27

1977 German GP
HOCKENHEIMRING, GERMANY - JULY 31: Patrick Depailler, Tyrrell P34 Ford, with Derek Gardner (with headphones) in the pits during the German GP at Hockenheimring on July 31, 1977 in Hockenheimring

1925 Automotive 1925
JANUARY 01: Avions Voisin during the Automotive 1925 on January 01, 1925. (Photo by LAT Images)

The Aellopodes Velocipede Date: 1839

Advert for Chappell Pianos, London
Advert for Chappell Pianos, New Bond Street, London Date: 1907

Albert Schweitzer, theologian, organist and physician
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), Franco-German (Alsatian) theologian, organist, philosopher and physician. Seen here playing the organ, with a stained glass window behind him. Date: circa 1950

The carillonist (colour litho)
2780020 The carillonist (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The carillonist. Le carillonneur. Paques fete des cloches)

Plate XIX: A harp from the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-84) and Jean le Rond d
STC84223 Plate XIX: A harp from the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-84) and Jean le Rond d Alembert (1717-83), 1751-72 (engraving) by Benard

Layout of the keys of the monumental organ of St Peters Basilica, Rome (litho)
5997028 Layout of the keys of the monumental organ of St Peters Basilica, Rome (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Draisienne, ancestor of the bicycle, 1820 (colour engraving)
PER437849 Draisienne, ancestor of the bicycle, 1820 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baron Karl Drais (1785-1851) patented his invention

Handel composing the Hallelujah Chorus

Punkah - type of ventilator 1886
A " punkah" -type of ventilator for keep cool during warm weather or heat wave, comprising of a large fan flap set above a table, operated by foot pedals

Two-seated velocipede 1869
Popular in America this two-seated velocipede an early form of bicycle, the back seat was intended to be used side-saddle for ladies. Date: 1869

Advert for Gamages model pedal cars 1925
Selection of kiddies model pedal cars with lamps, windscreens, motormeters and metal imitation radiators. Date: 1925

Advert for Osborne tricycles 1884
Front steerer and double driver with open front. 1884

Chamber organ (walnut, mother of pearl & metal)
CH409892 Chamber organ (walnut, mother of pearl & metal) by Dutch School, (18th century); width: 163 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chinese Irrigating Machine Worked by Men, 1855 (litho)
1272383 Chinese Irrigating Machine Worked by Men, 1855 (litho) by Meffert, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Meffert, J.B.|Ackerman, James)

The Flying Machine of Jean Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) (coloured engraving)
XIR155243 The Flying Machine of Jean Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) (coloured engraving) by Martinet, Francois Nicolas (1731-1800); Musee de l Air et de l Espace, Le Bourget, France; French

Handel, working out the Hallelujah Chorus (colour litho)
5198191 Handel, working out the Hallelujah Chorus (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Handel, working out the Hallelujah Chorus)

Organ Bellows and Blowers in Halberstadt Cathedral, from
BAL211862 Organ Bellows and Blowers in Halberstadt Cathedral, from Praetorious Syntagma Musicum, pub. in 1619 (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; German

Tom Monagan (b / w photo)
DHS212239 Tom Monagan (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Dallas Historical Society, Texas, USA; eDallas Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Thirty-Six Years Progress in Submarine Navigation (engraving)
1598525 Thirty-Six Years Progress in Submarine Navigation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirty-Six Years Progress in Submarine Navigation)

The Stanley Cycle Show at the Agricultural Hall (engraving)
1064025 The Stanley Cycle Show at the Agricultural Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Stanley Cycle Show at the Agricultural Hall)

Harpsichord - 1833
Later, more sophisticated harpischords have pedals, as this one does. Date: 1833

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Music, Instruments, String, Electric Bass being played live on stage by Mark King with Level 42

1956 De Soto Firedome dashboard. Creator: Unknown
1956 De Soto Firedome dashboard

The Dandy-Horse Bicycle of the 1820 s
Photograph of a cyclist and his Dandy-Horse ; an early bicycle or running machine without pedals or gears, propelled only by foot. This type of bicycle became popular in the 1820s to 1830 s

Purple Phlox

Ornate piano on a German greetings card -- the satirical verse hopes that the piano and its player will go to hell! Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a piano. circa 1890s

Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915
German avaitors in The Roland biplane bomber. This diagram shows observer operating the pedal board to release the plate in the floor of the fuselage, ready for bombs to be dropped

1979 Belgian Grand Prix: Gilles Villeneuve, 7th position, in the pits, portrait
Zolder, Belgium. 11 - 13 May 1979. Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari 312T4), 7th position, in the pits, portrait. World Copyright: LAT Photographic. Ref: 79BEL27

Piece of tissue, made in silk and linen, with eagles drawn, made with a smooth pedal loom, Hispano-Arab, from San Vicenc de Roda de Ribagorca, 12th-13th centuries

Humorous Christmas and New Year postcard -- two elves delivering the post on a three-wheeled cycle. Date: early 20th century

Cycloscaphe 1896
The CYCLOSCAPHE gives a new meaning to the phrase three men and a boat with its adaptation of the bicycle to boat propulsion, the pedals turning the propeller. Date: 1896

Advertisement, Newman Bros Organs, Robert Cocks & Co, New Burlington Street, London, depicting a Style No. 130 Case organ. circa 1870

Couple on a two-seater cycle, Belgium
A couple on a four-wheeled two-seater cycle (also known as a velo double) outside the Taverne Emile in a town in Belgium. Date: 1936

Bicycle Boat
A Bicycle Boat, a new type of boat, which can be used as a comfortable sidecar on land and a paddleboat on water! The pedals of the bicycle work the paddles. Date: early 1930s

Richards Carriage
Richards project in France : the passenger steers while the coachman pedals... Date: 18th century

Maserati Gran Sport, 2004, Yellow
Maserati Gran Sport 2004 Yellow

Harry John Lawson (b1852), English inventor of a safety bicycle. (1879). Lawson produced the first bicycle driven by a chain from centrally positioned pedals to the rear wheel in 1879

Cyclists feet on pedals, close up, view from behind

Hobby Horse cycle (without pedals), c.1820-1880 Date: 19th century

Technical diagram of a flying machine, with pilot
Technical diagram of a flying machine, with measurements and annotations, and a pilot seated at the controls. circa late 18th century

Boy operating pedal-driven drum raft
A boy operating a pedal-driven drum raft at Longridge Water Activities Centre, watched by a number of spectators. circa 1960s

Cyclist in the Bois
A sporty young lady removes her hands from the handlebars as she pedals through the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, with an independent air... Date: 1904

First Chinese bicycles. Historical artwork of people riding bicycles in Shanghai, China, in 1900. Taken from: Histoire de la Locomation Terrestre, published in Paris in 1936

Bicycle monorail, early 20th century
Bicycle monorail, early 20th-century artwork. Man operating a cycling device on a suspension railway system. This basic mechanism can be used for any carrier suspended from an overhead rail (monorail)

Mechanical buoy, 19th century

Pedal-powered vessel, 19th century
Pedal-powered vessel, 19th-century artwork. This vessel has two helical screws either side, powered by pedals operated by four cyclists, with a fifth seat at the front for the pilot

Ferrari F40 Italy

Children on a tricycle
Two adorable children pose for their picture while riding a smart looking tricycle. A little boy in his finest Sunday best outfit takes charge of steering

Automatic back massager / W H Robinson
Post War Britain: Health and happiness at home. A design based on bicycle mechanics, with seats, pedals and chain, enabling the user to massage his own back; the prelude to a hard days work

A metalworker operating a drill
A wonderful photograph showing a metalworker operating a drill using all four of his limbs. The manufacturers craft in an industrial setting, attesting to years of experience

Three Types of Bicycle, 1880
Engraving showing three ages in the development of the Bicycle: on left, The Dandy of pre-historic times - an early 19th century bicycle, without pedals, propelled by foot

Mechanical Cooling
A " punkah" -type ventilator for keep cool during warm weather or heat wave, comprising of a large fan operated by foot pedals

Aquatic Velocipede
The unnamed inventor of this aquatic velocipede claims to have used it successfully through the winter. Three air filled receptacles keep him up, pedals give motive power

Macmillans Dandy Horse
Kirkpatrick Macmillan and his Dandy Horse

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"Pedals: Unveiling the Timeless Connection Between Muscles, Music, and Mobility" From the 19th century Bone-Shaker Bike to Mazda RX8's sleek design in Japan, they have been an integral part of our lives. Just like Johannes Brahms composed symphonies that stirred souls, cycling engages various muscles and ignites a sense of freedom. Early bicycles with their two golden harps on cutout greetings cards symbolized the harmony between man and machine. As we pedaled forward into modernity, the Bone-Shaker Bike of the 1840s emerged as a testament to human ingenuity. Intriguingly, even cats found solace in playing pianos on Christmas cards while G. H. Davis showcased the wonders of cinema organs through his compositions. Newman Bros Organs' advertisement resonated with music enthusiasts seeking melodious experiences. Amidst this rich tapestry of history lies Aellopodes Velocipede - a name synonymous with innovation and speed. Its presence reminds us how pedals revolutionized transportation forever. Not limited to just wheels, it also found their place in Chappell Pianos' London advert where they added depth to musical performances. The connection between music and motion became undeniable as people embraced this harmonious fusion. Whether it be exploring new landscapes or creating beautiful melodies, they have always played an essential role in enhancing our experiences, and are not merely mechanical components but rather catalysts for progress – propelling us towards new horizons while connecting us deeply to our past. So next time you hop onto your bike or tap your foot along to a captivating tune, remember that these humble yet powerful devices have shaped cultures across continents – bridging gaps between nations and generations alike. Pedals truly embody the spirit of exploration and creativity that resides within all of us.