[CR]What was 1/2" x 3/16" chain used for?

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From: <GPVB1@cs.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]What was 1/2" x 3/16" chain used for?
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:23:40 EST

I recently acquired a chain that is 1/2" by 3/16," 110 links - can someone tell me what it would have been used for? It's packaged as "bicycle chain," so I don't think it's a motorcycle part, or is it...?

Thanks,

Greg "catena" Parker
A2 MI USA