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OBJECT TYPE: PRIZE
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1391.001

MANUFACTURER: HAUPTFAHREN
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 WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE ENAMEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: N/A
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: HAUPTFAHREN
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: REFLECTS THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & THE POPULARITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY/ ALSO IS A PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION
Function: TO SERVE AS A PRIZE IN A BICYCLE RACE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT 'R.V. "ADLER"/ I./ PREIS/ 1895/ APOLDA'/ ON BACK 'Hauptfahren/ 22 Klm./ Leit:/ 46Min20Sec'
Missing: N/A
Finish: LOWER PART IS METALLIC GOLD COLOUR WITH BLACK, GREEN & ORANGE COLOUR ENAMEL IN CENTRE/ UPPER SECTION IS MOTTLED GOLD, BRONZE & BLACK METAL (PROBABLY FINISH HAS DETERIORATED), WITH BLACK & GREEN ENAMEL/ DULL GOLD COLOUR CHAIN & PINK-COPPER CLIP
Decoration: LOWER PART SHAPED LIKE HAWK WITH WINGS SPREAD & HEAD IN PROFILE, TONGUE EXTENDED & CROWN ON HEAD/ IN CENTRE OF 'BIRD' IS ENAMELLED CIRCLE/ UPPER PART IS IN SHAPE OF CREST, STRIPED HORIZONTALLY WITH ONE DIAGONAL STRIPE TOPPED WITH CLOVER LEAF SHAPES

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HAUPTFAHREN, Medal, circa 1895, Artifact no. 1987.1391, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1391.001/

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