Acatene Metropole tote bag
The Acatène Metropole bicycle was a direct-drive, chainless bike. The motto carried by the eagle reads Vae Catenis, or “Woe to chains!” The other chainbreaker here is goddess Velleda (sometimes Veleda), a subject of 19th-century romantic novels and paintings; her dress is adorned with designs of wheels and hex nuts. Medieval themes were popular in the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, which overlapped with the emergence of the bicycle.
Commissioned by a long-since defunct company, this 1898 image is in the public domain. It is not hard to find it on the interwebs, but we have reformatted, restored, and re-colorized this version.
• 100% certified organic cotton 3/1 twill. Dimensions: 16″ × 14 ½″ × 5″ (40.6 cm × 35.6 cm × 12.7 cm). 1″ (2.5 cm) wide dual straps, 24.5″ (62.2 cm) length.
• Printed on both sides.
• Open main compartment.
The Acatène Metropole bicycle was a direct-drive, chainless bike. The motto carried by the eagle reads Vae Catenis, or “Woe to chains!” The other chainbreaker here is goddess Velleda (sometimes Veleda), a subject of 19th-century romantic novels and paintings; her dress is adorned with designs of wheels and hex nuts. Medieval themes were popular in the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, which overlapped with the emergence of the bicycle.
Commissioned by a long-since defunct company, this 1898 image is in the public domain. It is not hard to find it on the interwebs, but we have reformatted, restored, and re-colorized this version.
• 100% certified organic cotton 3/1 twill. Dimensions: 16″ × 14 ½″ × 5″ (40.6 cm × 35.6 cm × 12.7 cm). 1″ (2.5 cm) wide dual straps, 24.5″ (62.2 cm) length.
• Printed on both sides.
• Open main compartment.
The Acatène Metropole bicycle was a direct-drive, chainless bike. The motto carried by the eagle reads Vae Catenis, or “Woe to chains!” The other chainbreaker here is goddess Velleda (sometimes Veleda), a subject of 19th-century romantic novels and paintings; her dress is adorned with designs of wheels and hex nuts. Medieval themes were popular in the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, which overlapped with the emergence of the bicycle.
Commissioned by a long-since defunct company, this 1898 image is in the public domain. It is not hard to find it on the interwebs, but we have reformatted, restored, and re-colorized this version.
• 100% certified organic cotton 3/1 twill. Dimensions: 16″ × 14 ½″ × 5″ (40.6 cm × 35.6 cm × 12.7 cm). 1″ (2.5 cm) wide dual straps, 24.5″ (62.2 cm) length.
• Printed on both sides.
• Open main compartment.