Fact checking

TheoELind said:

*one more question, when was the giraffe first seen? *

That is an excellent question. I don't know the answer, but when I
visited the 'Metz Bicycle Museum' (http://www.metzbicyclemuseum.com/),
one of the two unicycles he had was a giraffe which I think was from the
1920s. You might call to verify this, though.

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Have you checked the books
The Unicycle Book by Jack Wiley
and
Unicycling from Beginner to Expert by Sebatian Hoher or Sebastian
Hoher
Both books are out of print but you might be able to find them at your
library or through an interlibrary loan. Both books have some info on
the history of unicycling.

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For detaild on the build of an old-old unicycle, use designs of
penny-farthing bicycles from around 1880 or so. Unicycles are believed
to have started around 1870 but nobody seems to know for sure.

On the bike you choose to use as an example, just take off the frame
from the steerer tube back. Keep the fork and handlebars. That's it!
Seats came later.

Giraffes appeared no later than the 1890s. I'm pretty sure professional
entertainers were using them by that time.

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