Typical of the tricycle designs which flourished at the end of the nineteenth century is this Deschamps of 1898 , built very much along de Dion lines . Note the spoon brake working on the front tyre .
Discovering Old Motor Cycles By T. E. Crowley N° 160 in the Discovering series First published 1973 Shire Publications Ltd. 12B Temple Square - Aylesbury Bucks - UK