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Originally Posted by jtbo
Tallbikes are really old, I did saw pic of tallbike, label under that did say that it was gas lanter operator's vehicle from 1890's or something like that, street lamps were gas operated in England before electricity and there was special bicycle for the job.
I had no idea before I stumbled on pic of such.
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Cool! It looks much easier than dragging a ladder around, and fun to boot
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