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    Baron Karl Drais, who invented his Laufmaschine (German for "running machine") in 1817, which was called Draisine in German (vélocipède or draisienne...
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    Dandy horse (redirect from Laufmaschine)
    The dandy horse, an English nickname for what was first called a Laufmaschine ("running machine" in German), then a vélocipède or draisienne (in French...
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    Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine (German for "running machine") in 1817, that was called Draisine (English) or draisienne (French) by...
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    prolific inventor, who invented the Laufmaschine ("running machine"), also later called the velocipede, draisine (English) or draisienne (French), also...
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    French translation of his advertising leaflet for his version of the Laufmaschine, also now called a 'dandy horse', which he had developed in 1817. It...
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  • June 12 – German inventor Karl Drais drives his dandy horse ("Draisine" or Laufmaschine), the earliest form of bicycle, in Mannheim. July 10 – David Brewster...
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    June 12 German inventor Karl Drais drives his dandy horse ("Draisine" or Laufmaschine), the earliest form of bicycle, in Mannheim. Tradesman Jeffery...
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  • 12 June – German inventor Karl Drais drives his dandy horse ("Draisine" or Laufmaschine), the earliest form of bicycle, in Mannheim. 18 October – Wartburg...
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    Workbike Xtracycle History of the bicycle bicycle craze Draisine, dandy horse, or Laufmaschine Boneshaker Velocipede Penny-farthing, high wheel, high wheeler...
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    of motorcycle/motorbike. The "dandy horse", also called Draisienne or Laufmaschine ("running machine"), was the first human means of transport to use only...
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    with inventing the two-wheeled vehicle variously called the laufmaschine, velocipede, draisine, and dandy horse, showed that a rider could balance his device...
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