"BICYCLE, Ca. 1880 U.S.N.M. No. 248836... photograph No. 30650-F plate 13, a. The maker of this Star is not known... but it was probably an early product of the H. B. Smith Machine Co. ... One side of the triangular metal frame consists of a tube for the steering post, at the lower end of which is a fork supporting the front wheel. Straight handle bars are attached to the upper end of the post. The metal front wheel... [and rear wheel are] fitted with a solid rubber tire... Spring-returned, overrunning clutches are attached to the ends of the rear axle. The wheel is turned by leather straps wound on the clutches and attached to pedal levers (see the description of the Smith tricycle). The effective attachment point of the straps to the levers can be adjusted to... two positions, by... a pivoted linkage, to provide a "gear shift"... as two driving ratios are made available. The leather saddle is adjustably mounted upon a broad flat spring. A brake, bearing against the rear tire, is operated by a linkage on the handle bars... controlled by the... right hand. The linkage is returned by a coil spring... Another coil spring, located at the base of the steering post, serves as a shock absorber."