The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A manually driven electric generator powered by a bicycle drive train, and mounted on the rear forks of a tandem bicycle. The unit is missing its rear seat, both sets of pedals, the front sprocket wheel, the chain which linked front and rear sprockets, and the larger diameter spoke-toothed wheel and its associated chain which would have communicated the drive to the dynamo. Photograph AWM E00910 shows a fairly similar unit, (but which as the missing elements) which was captured on 4 October 1917.
Units such as this were used as alternatives to petrol powered dynamos as the power source for light radio stations and telephone stations. This example was captured during the Third Battle of Ypres in Autumn 1917. Photograph E00910 shows a similar machine. German Official photograph BUFA 5030 NARA 17391082 shows a unit in operation.
A tandem bicycle minus its wheels used by the Germans for driving a small dynamo to supply signal lights, hastily abandoned by the enemy when the 7th Australian Infantry Brigade won their objective du
Steel frame bicycle wheel with spring supported wooden tyre. The tyre is made from a single strip of wood, which is covered with a small strip of leather. Steel springs were placed between the under s
Original leather and horse hair bench seat base for FWD Model B Four Wheel Drive Truck. The Four Wheel Drive Model B was one of the first four wheel drive vehicles to enter production. The original
Left hand hood side panel for FWD Model B Four Wheel Drive Truck. The Four Wheel Drive Model B was one of the first four wheel drive vehicles to enter production. The original manufacturer of the ve
Right hand hood side panel for FWD Model B Four Wheel Drive Truck. The Four Wheel Drive Model B was one of the first four wheel drive vehicles to enter production. The original manufacturer of the v
Toe board for FWD Model B Four Wheel Drive Truck. The Four Wheel Drive Model B was one of the first four wheel drive vehicles to enter production. The original manufacturer of the vehicle, the FWD A
FWD Model B 4 x 4 Truck as used by Allied forces on the Western Front during the First World War. The vehicle is in operational condition, but has been extensively restored and now bears a non-origin