That Smith Flyer is a real beauty John. It’s fantastIc that you got all that pertinent literature. The Flyer model looks like new but the driver and passenger have seen far better days. That tractors is not in period.
Forgive my ignorance, but I've never heard of this Smith Flyer and am intrigued by the fifth wheel. Â Can it be that this is a single driving mechanism, with traction to the road, that can be attached to any vehicle one chooses? Â The brochure pictures the device on a bicycle.
Forgive my ignorance, but I've never heard of this Smith Flyer and am intrigued by the fifth wheel. Â Can it be that this is a single driving mechanism, with traction to the road, that can be attached to any vehicle one chooses? Â The brochure pictures the device on a bicycle.
Yep, you got it right. Check out the last photo. (Brochure shot) It is mounted on a bicycle and called the Smith Motor Wheel; or on the four-wheeled conveyance called the Smith Flyer. Pretty cool for it's age period; 1915.
That Smith Flyer is a real beauty John. It’s fantastIc that you got all that pertinent literature. The Flyer model looks like new but the driver and passenger have seen far better days. That tractors is not in period.
thank you David......
each time the "Flyer" has changed hands,more and more incongruity seems to come along for the ride 🤔
Forgive my ignorance, but I've never heard of this Smith Flyer and am intrigued by the fifth wheel. Â Can it be that this is a single driving mechanism, with traction to the road, that can be attached to any vehicle one chooses? Â The brochure pictures the device on a bicycle.
if it weren`t for ignorance,I wouldn`t be here Charles............as I slept,Tony silently cobbled the shoes in the workroom downstairs,even furnishing a snappy tune and a darn good link from wiki....he seems to have more than adequately covered your questions but please let me know if anything was missed
Forgive my ignorance, but I've never heard of this Smith Flyer and am intrigued by the fifth wheel. Â Can it be that this is a single driving mechanism, with traction to the road, that can be attached to any vehicle one chooses? Â The brochure pictures the device on a bicycle.
Yep, you got it right. Check out the last photo. (Brochure shot) It is mounted on a bicycle and called the Smith Motor Wheel; or on the four-wheeled conveyance called the Smith Flyer. Pretty cool for it's age period; 1915.
 
