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Bicycle

Dandy Horse

1818
Germany

In 1818, Karl von Drais patented his design, which was the first commercially successful two-wheeled, steerable, human-propelled machine, commonly called a velocipede, and nicknamed hobby-horse or dandy horse. It was initially manufactured in Germany and France.


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