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OBJECT TYPE: PRIZE/1 MILE BICYCLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1698.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: WEST PHILA. ATHLETIC ASSN
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, PROBABLY COPPER PLATED WITH ENAMEL OR SYNTHETIC DECORATION

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.4 cm
Width: 3.7 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: 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 SERVE AS A PRIZE IN A CYCLING COMPETITION/ CAN ALSO SERVE AS A DECORATIVE & SYMBOLIC ACCESSORY TO WEAR ON CLOTHING
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: OBVERSE: `WEST PHILA ATHLETIC ASS'N/ OCT.29,1887'/ REVERSE: `J.A. Schaeffer/ Time 3-1 1/2'/ ON MOUNTING `1 MILE BICYCLE 310 CLASS'
Missing: N/A
Finish: SHINY COPPER COLOUR WITH LIGHT GOLD COLOUR WREATH, BLUE & BLACK DECORATION
Decoration: MEDAL IS SHIELD SHAPE WITH SCROLLS ALONG EDGES & FLEUR-DE-LIS AT TOP & BOTTOM/ IN CENTER IS CIRCULAR SECTION WITH PICTURE OF PERSON RIDING `ORDINARY' BICYCLE, WREATH SURROUNDS THIS/ MOUNTING HAS FLEUR-DE-LIS TYPE ORNAMENT AT EACH END & ORNAMENTS IN CENTER AT TOP & BOTTOM

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1698, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1698.001/

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