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OBJECT TYPE: UNENGRAVED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1718.001

MANUFACTURER: Bessou, A.
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: BRONZE

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: 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: Bessou
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: PROBABLY INTENDED TO BE USED AS A PRIZE IN A BICYCLE RACE/ THIS MEDALLION IS NOT INSCRIBED, PERHAPS WAS NEVER USED
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON EDGE STAMPED `BRONZE', WITH UNIDENTIFIABLE SYMBOL IN FRONT OF IT/ ON ONE SIDE APPEARS TO BE `A. BESSOU'
Missing: N/A
Finish: VARIED BRONZED COLOUR, SOME AREAS DARKENED
Decoration: OBVERSE: RAISED IMAGE, FEMALE FIGURE WITH WINGS (PROB. `VICTORY') HOLDING OUT WREATH OR CROWN TOWARDS MEN WHO ARE BICYCLING/ REVERSE: APPEARS TO BE SUN WITH RAYS AROUND IT & IN FOREGROUND 2 TRUMPETS & LAUREL BRANCHES

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Bessou, A., Medallion, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1718, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1718.001/

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