General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

COPPER ALLOY WITH ENAMEL DECORATION

Dimensions

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

Length

4.1 cm

Width

3.7 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Cycles & cycling

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

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State/Province

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City

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Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

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Period

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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

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Details

Markings

IN ENAMEL ON OBVERSE `CATFORD'/ ENGRAVED ON REVERSE `25/ MILES/ ROAD RACE/ JUNE 11/ 1887./ P. Copper./ 1ST'

Missing

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Finish

GOLD & COPPER COLOUR WITH SOME DARKENED AREAS (VARYING COLOUR DUE TO TARNISHING) & LIGHT PATINA, PARTICULARLY ON OBVERSE/ BLUE ENAMEL `RIBBON' SHAPE ON OBVERSE

Decoration

IN FORM OF PATY CROSS WITH HALF CIRCLE PROTRUSIONS ON END OF ARMS/ CIRCULAR SECTION IN MIDDLE IN SHAPE OF BICYCLE WHEEL WITH ROPE BORDER AROUND IT/ ARMS OF CROSS HAVE TRIANGULAR & CIRCULAR SHAPES ON THEM WITH ZIG-ZAG & STRIPED BACKGROUNDS