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Monday, September 13, 2010

Unexpected

Walking to the Williamstown Railway Station yesterday afternoon with some friends, we came across this:
In case you can't read the fine print: this is the Morris Ltd, Fish and Poultry Department bike! As a craftsperson I'm fascinated by the way all the components were designed and assembled for the task. As a cyclist I hope the fish and poultry in that front basket weren't too heavy. It would be quite a challenge to ride steadily on the cobbled bluestone streets with a full load. I'm not going to think about the odours wafting up from the basket on a summer day.

2 comments:

Dee said...

is this an antique? is it in current use for fish and poultry delivery?

Chiara Z said...

It looks genuinely old, but ridable. The phone numbers are really old. It was on the footpath just like that. That's all I know!