merde alors@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoUS military bicycle with machine-gun, 1897 ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1250file-textcross-posted to: noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.worksnoncredibledefense@lemmy.worldforgottenweapons@lemmy.worldhistoryartifacts@lemmy.world
arrow-up1250imageUS military bicycle with machine-gun, 1897 ADlemmy.worldmerde alors@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.worksnoncredibledefense@lemmy.worldforgottenweapons@lemmy.worldhistoryartifacts@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAmanduh@lemm.eecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoProbably for easy moving for a place like a museum?
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoBut it has wheels for easy moving.
minus-squareAmanduh@lemm.eecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThose wheels ARE good for moving, but only moving. Once it’s stopped it needs some help to stay upright, and a place like a museum might use a mechanism such as in the picture so they can move the exhibit when needed.
minus-squareantonlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoMaybe to reduce wear on the original mechanism.
Probably for easy moving for a place like a museum?
But it has wheels for easy moving.
Those wheels ARE good for moving, but only moving. Once it’s stopped it needs some help to stay upright, and a place like a museum might use a mechanism such as in the picture so they can move the exhibit when needed.
Maybe to reduce wear on the original mechanism.