This spinning wheel, known in its native Germany as the Rhonrad, in which skilled gymnasts can perform the most exhilarating and bewildering movements, was recently seen on the stage of the London Coliseum. It was first heard of in England some time ago when a demonstration was given to the soldiers at Aldershot, and there was, at the time, some talk of its being adopted for use in Army gymnasiums. The feet are strapped down to bars connecting the wheels while the hands are firmly gripping other bars, and in this position the performers make many thrilling runs. This picture shows Fraulein Jutta Mehrman in a recent open-air demonstration in Berlin.

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 375, 8 June 1928, Page 11

This spinning wheel, known in its native Germany as the Rhonrad, in which skilled gymnasts can perform the most exhilarating and bewildering movements, was recently seen on the stage of the London Coliseum. It was first heard of in England some time ago when a demonstration was given to the soldiers at Aldershot, and there was, at the time, some talk of its being adopted for use in Army gymnasi ums. The feet are strapped down to bars connecting the wheels while the hands are firmly gripping other bars, and in this position the performers make many thrilling runs. This picture shows Fraulein Jutta Mehrman in a recent open-air demonstration in Berlin.