Unicycle
Maker
Evert O. Gustafsson
Datec. 1950
MediumSteel, rubber
DimensionsOverall (Approx.): 124 × 21 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (315 × 54.6 × 27.3 cm)
ClassificationsProps
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Evert O. Gustafsson, 2005
Object numberSN11138.1
Evert Gustafsson and his wife performed their Thrills on Wheels act with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1954 and 1955. Billed as Everto and Evy, the pair performed stunts atop extraordinary unicycles. One cycle was built so that the seat was actually more than a foot to the side of the wheel, displacing the performer’s weight. The unicycle on display was another one built by Gustafsson for his act and stands twelve feet tall.
On View
Not on viewearly 20th-mid 20th Century