Bidspirit auction | Mechanical Monkey Velocipede Rider

Mechanical Monkey Velocipede Rider - Made by the Ives, Blakeslee Company. Bridgeport, Connecticut - Circa 1880. A velocipede is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. Today, we see the bicycle as the most common form of velocipede. Ives offered these spectacular three-wheeled mechanical toys with five different riding figures. These include a young boy, a young girl, a monkey, the English puppet Punch and patriotic Uncle Sam. There are only a handful of known examples of this rare and important clockwork toy. Condition: Pristine Condition. Works well.