The first shaft drives for cycles appear to have been invented independently in the United States and Britain. In 1880, the Orbicycle (which was actually a tricycle) by Thomas Moore used a shaft drive. A. Fearnhead, of 354 Caledonian Road, North London, developed one in 1890 and received a patent in October 1891. His prototype shaft was enclosed within a tube running along the top of the chainstay; later models were enclosed within the actual chainstay. In the United States, Walter Stillman filed for a patent on a shaft-driven bicycle on Dec. 10, 1890, which was granted on July 21, 1891.