Two Young Men with Early Bicycles, c. 1880s-90s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap pencil-drawn face and surrounded in a thicker

and surrounded in a thicker

this is one of two wonderful monkeys from 1932

it doesn't seem deep enough to have been a handle or pull

it seems to me it is likely a one off

Sold as a pair as they seem pretty bonded

Two Young Men with Early Bicycles, c. 1880s-90s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap pencil-drawn face and surrounded in a thickerI'm not an expert on the history of bicycles, but I believe the two young men here are standing beside "safety" bicycles, with pedals powering the rear wheel rather than the front one an innovation of the 1880s. I love a young man with a bike, even better two, and love the mustaches, and the attitudes of these two. With painted trees and what looks like a lake view backdrop, and a couple of rugs under foot or wheel, as it were:) As found, under glass