General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL TUBING & PARTS/ LEATHER SADDLE, HANDLEBAR GRIPS, TOOL BAG/ WOOD RIMS/ RUBBER TIRES

Dimensions

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

Length

173.0 cm

Width

47.5 cm

Height

90.5 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

CCM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1900+

Canada

AN EARLY PRODUCT OF THE CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO., THE LARGEST MFR. & SUPPLIER OF BICYCLES IN CANADA UNTIL THE MID 1950'S. CCM WAS FORMED IN 1899 THROUGH THE AMALGAMATION OF FIVE CANADIAN BICYCLE COMPANIES. THIS IS THE OLDEST CCM BICYCLE IN THE NMST COLLECTION.

Function

A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR 1 PERSON

Technical

THIS BICYCLE IS FITTED WITH AN AMERICAN MADE MORROW COASTER BRAKE WITH HUB FLANGES OF UNEQUAL SIZE. THIS BRITISH DESIGN WAS FIRST PATENTEDIN 1899. BY 1908 CCM REPLACED THE MORROW BRAKE WITH THE HERCULES. THE LACK OF MUD GUARDS SUGGESTS A DATE OF MFR. BEFORE 1906, WHEN MUD GUARDS FIRST APPEARED IN ADVERTISEMENTS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MANUFACTURER'S PLATE ON HEAD TUBE READING 'CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO./ LIMITED/ IMPERIAL/ 88/ TORONTO CANADA'/ SADDLE STAMPED 'CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LTD./ Hercules (IN SCRIPT)/ 39'/ REAR BRAKE STAMPED 'MORROW COASTER/ AND BRAKE/ PATENTED/ MADE IN U.S.A.'

Missing

PUMP, 1 TIRE BRACKET, WRENCH

Finish

FRAME PAINTED BLACK/ PLATED PARTS/ BLACK SADDLE & HANDLEBARS/ BROWN TOOL BAG/ BLACK RUBBER

Decoration

N/A