Two Young Men with Early Bicycles, c. 1880s-90s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap Hunt and Eaton Overall good condition with one

Overall good condition with one stain toward the bottom as evident and some surface wear along the right edge

late 1920s/1930s I believe

looking as if he himself is about to disappear in a cloud of smoke with a wave of his cape

And what a lot of joy painting it clearly brought to RR Strang

My theory is that it is a folk/trench art creation modeled on Dutch and English combination lock dialed snuff boxes of the 18th and 19th century (one photo at the end as example

Two Young Men with Early Bicycles, c. 1880s-90s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap Hunt and Eaton Overall good condition with oneI'm not an expert on the history of bicycles, but I believe the two young men here are standing beside "safety" bicycles, with pedals powering the rear wheel rather than the front one an innovation of the 1880s. I love a young man with a bike, even better two, and love the mustaches, and the attitudes of these two. With painted trees and what looks like a lake view backdrop, and a couple of rugs under foot or wheel, as it were:) As found, under glass