Bicycle

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OBJECT TYPE: ordinary
DATE: 1878
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0207.001

MANUFACTURER: Bayliss Thomas & Co.
MODEL: Excelsior
LOCATION: Coventry, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME/ METAL WHEELS W. SOLID RUBBER TIRES/ WOODEN HANDGRIPS/ LEATHER SADDLE/ RUBBER PADS ON PEDALS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 167.0 cm
Width: 51.0 cm
Height: 146.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bayliss Thomas
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Coventry

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION GENERATED BY PEDALLING
Technical: THIS BICYCLE IS VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF FIRST STAGE REFINEMENTS OF THE ARIEL CONCEPT WITH SUCH FEATURES AS NUTTED SPOKES & BRAKE ON THE REAR WHEEL (SEE REFERENCE)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S NAME STAMPED INTO SPRING; OVAL AREA AROUND NAME LEFT UNPAINTED; TRACES OF GOLD PAINT ON LETTERING/ MUNDY COLLECTION PLATE ON STEM: 'A.C. MUNDY, PETERBOROUGH VINTAGE c.c.'/ '29' HANDPAINTED ON STEM (PROBABLY A MUNDY NUMBER)
Missing: CORRECT SADDLE(?)
Finish: REPAINTED MAROON/ SADDLE - BLACK/ HANDGRIPS- STAINED DARK BROWN PEDAL RUBBER & TIRES- WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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Bayliss Thomas & Co., Bicycle, circa 1878, Artifact no. 1981.0207, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0207.001/

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