General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, POSSIBLY BRASS PLATED COPPER

Dimensions

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

Length

4.2 cm

Width

3.6 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

V&S

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

AWARDED FOR A RACE IN 1892

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

ENGRAVED ON REVERSE `EASTBOURNE BC/ 440 yards/ Scratch Race/ 1ST PRIZE/ Won by / A.E. GOOD./ Aug. 1892'/ STAMPED WITH HALLMARKS - APPEARS TOBE `9', `.375', AND ARROW & A `g'/ STAMPED `V&S', `VAUGH[TON] & [ILLEGIBLE]'/ ON RING STAMPED `9 375'

Missing

N/A

Finish

SHINY GOLD-BRASS COLOUR ON REVERSE WITH COPPER COLOUR SHOWING IN ENGRAVING/ OBVERSE IS GOLD COLOUR & COPPER COLOUR, BLACKENED IN PLACES

Decoration

GENERALLY CIRCULAR WITH 3 POINTED PROTRUSIONS AT TOP & BOTTOM/ 2 FLEUR-DE-LIS LIKE SHAPES GO OUT FROM CENTER 1 TO RIGHT & 1 TO LEFT/ LAUREL WREATH WITHIN CIRCULAR SHAPE