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OBJECT TYPE: PROMOTIONAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1678.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: RAMBLER
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, POSSIBLY COPPER PLATED

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.9 cm
Width: N/A
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: REFLECTS THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & POPULARITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY/ ALSO IS A PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION
Function: TO ADVERTISE A PRODUCT & PROVIDE A DECORATIVE ITEM TO HOLD DOWN PAPERS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: OBVERSE: `RAMBLER BICYCLES/ COMPLIMENTS OF/ GORMULLY & JEFFERY/ MFG. CO./ CHICAGO/ BOSTON. WASHINGTON. NEW YORK. COVENTY, ENG.'/ REVERSE: `HIGHEST POINT OF WHEEL,/ 264 FEET/ TOTAL WEIGHT OF WHEEL LEVERS/ & MACHINERY 4300/ TONS./ THE FERRIS WHEEL'
Missing: N/A
Finish: MOSTLY BLACKENED WITH SOME COPPER COLOURED AREAS SHOWING
Decoration: OBVERSE: RAISED IMAGE OF SAFETY BICYCLE. 2 CIRCULAR BORDERS AROUND IT /REVERSE: RAISED IMAGE OF FERRIS WHEEL

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Unknown Manufacturer, Paperweight, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1678, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1678.001/

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