Bicycle

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OBJECT TYPE: safety/chain drive/cross frame
DATE: 1885
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0221.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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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/ LEATHER SADDLE/ WOOD HANDGRIPS

Dimensions

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

Length: 183.4 cm
Width: 48.2 cm
Height: 105.7 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 19TH C. (GENERAL). THE CROSS-FRAME ENJOYED WIDE POPULARITY BETWEEN 1886-1889.
Canada: Unknown
Function: A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION GENERATED BY PEDALLING
Technical: THE CROSS FRAME, WITH ITS ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT RODS AND HINGED HEAD, ILLUSTRATES A SIGNIFICANT STAGE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE BICYCLE FRAME DESIGN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: PEDALS/ PT. OF FRONT BRAKE
Finish: PAINTED BLACK (NOT ORIGINAL)/ HANDLEBARS, FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY, LAMP BRACKET, FRONT FORK CROWN AND CRANK - CHROMED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bicycle, circa 1885, Artifact no. 1981.0221, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0221.001/

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