On This Day October 24

Nuremberg watchmaker Stephan Farffler died on October 24, 1689. Farffler, who was either a paraplegic or an amputee, built in 1655 the world's first self-propelling wheelchair. The three-wheeled device used a system of cranks and cogwheels and is also believed to have been a precursor to the modern-day bicycle and tricycle.

Farffler's carriage of 1655

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