Two Young Men with Early Bicycles, c. 1880s-90s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap chinese export china At the center of the

At the center of the book is a fold out fabric page with handwritten Japanese text

in a newer mat and frame

6 1/2" x 5 5/8" not including straps and tassel

Light bumping to the corners and it looks perhaps as if it was kept in an album with corner frames

Two Young Men with Early Bicycles, c. 1880s-90s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap chinese export china At the center of theI'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