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Unicycle

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.

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