Originally Posted by
bulgie
Any chance that's actually a
Simpson chain?
1896 ad is by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.
The "outer peaks" drive the rear sprocket.
THANK YOU!!
Why in the HECK would they drive the rear sprocket like that, instead of the inner ladder chain driving it at the same diameter? There's gotta be a reason. Gonna search online. EDIT: Well that was easy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_chain