This high-wheeled bicycle sculpture is an homage to part of the industrial history of Smithville, a tiny village which was founded in 1865 by businessman Hezekiah Bradley Smith and grew into a bustling self-sustaining manufacturing community. The "Star" high wheeler, an invention of George W. Pressey, was produced by Smith at his factory and became one of his most lucrative products.

Smithville Village Historic Park, New Jersey

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