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OBJECT TYPE: PRIZE/220 MILES IN 14HRS 37MIN
DATE: 1905
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1763.001

MANUFACTURER: W.J.D.
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: METAL, POSSIBLY BRASS PLATED WITH ENAMEL DECORATION

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.1 cm
Width: 2.7 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: WJD
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: OBVERESE: ENGRAVED `M.W.C &.M.C/ 1905'/ ON REVERSE: ENGRAVED `Record Ride/ 1905/ w. JONES/ Edinboro to Liverpool/ 220 Miles/ 14hrs37mins' & STAMPED `W.[J.]D' & WHAT APPEARS TO BE `f' & `18'/ ALSO STAMPED WITH 2 SYMBOLS: AN ANCHOR & A DOT/ ONUPPER RING IS STAMPED `18' & A SYMBOL
Missing: RED ENAMEL DECORATION NOT INTACT, MUCH IS MISSING
Finish: SHINY GOLD COLOUR, ON OBVERSE HAS BLUE & RED ENAMEL (RED NOT INTACT)
Decoration: OBVERSE: RAISED SHIELD SHAPE WITH GLOBE SHAPE ABOVE IT, ON SHIELD IS IMAGE OF SAILING SHIP ON UPPER PART & 3 STRIPES ON LOWER HALF

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W.J.D., Medal, 1905, Artifact no. 1987.1763, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1763.001/

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