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OBJECT TYPE: PROMOTIONAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1787.001

MANUFACTURER: Crofts, Smith & Wells
MODEL: CCM AUTOMOBILE SKATES
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDSTOCK WITH METALLIC FINISHED LETTERING & POSSIBLY FIBRE BACKGROUND

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.3 cm
Width: 18.2 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: Crofts
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION/ AN EXAMPLE OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CYCLING, & ITS PREVALENCE IN POPULAR CULTURE - IN CANADA AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY
Function: TO PROMOTE A PRODUCT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING ON FRONT `C.C.M./ Automobile/ SKATES/ "The Ideal Gift"'/ STAMPED ON BACK `BRITISH MADE HIGH EM[?]/ LETTER SIGNS/ CROFTS, SMITH & WELLS,/ ENGLAND/ Sole Canadian [Agents]/ GORRIE ADVERTISING [?]/ [8]4 YONGE ST. T[ORON]TO'
Missing: N/A
Finish: ON FRONT MOUNT HAS PEBBLED FINISH, TAN COLOUR, CENTRAL AREA IS DARK GREY-BROWN WITH METALLIC SILVER COLOUR LETTERING & BORDER/ BACK IS BEIGE WITH SOME FOXING & WHAT APPEAR TO BE RESIDUES OF TAPE & POSSIBLY PAINT - SMUDGES OF GREEN, YELLOW & RED
Decoration: N/A

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Crofts, Smith & Wells, Sign, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1787, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1787.001/

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