Figure 1.--Here we see a German boy riding wjhat a very basic tricycle. Notice the grease on stockings and the ribbing. The boy looks to be playing in a little ally between his home and a fenced in garden. The snapshot is undated, but looks like the 1920s.

Younger German boys also enjoyed playing with tricycles. The three wheels provided the increased stability that younger children needed for these play vehicles. We see quite a few boys with tricycles. Not as many as in America, but more than in other European countries--except perhaps Britain. Most example we have seen are after World War I. The first ones we see seem very basic. We generally see boys rather than girls riding them. We notice sevefal different styles and features. There were also different types of trikes. had pedal drives. We also see some boys with a tricycle like toy, but without pedal drive. With trikes we mostly see the children as might be expected playing around the house.

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