Ribbon, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: PARTICIPANT/SCHEDULE/CYCLE RACE
DATE: 1904
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1802.001

MANUFACTURER: HELLFARTH
MODEL: BROWER WHEELMEN
LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FABRIC WITH METAL PIN & WHAT APPEARS TO BE SYNTHETIC LAMINATED PAPER TAG

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.5 cm
Width: 6.0 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: HELLFARTH
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Brooklyn

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
Period: FOR USE IN A RACE ON JUNE 5, 1904
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 INDICATE PARTICIPATION IN A BICYCLE RACE & TO PROVIDE A SCHEDULE FOR THAT RACE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON FRONT `FAST DIVISON/ FIRST SPRINT/ CENTURY RUN/ Sunday,/ June 5, 1904. [THIS DATE APPEARS TWICE]/ BROWER/ WHEELMEN/ CLUB HOUSE/ 117 Greenwich Ave., New York,'/ AT BOTTOM `Be Sure To Take Up Check At Each Stop.'/ ON BACK `[F?]W HELLFART[H]/ 740 BROADWAY, BROOKLYN.'/ TAG ON FRONT `207'/ UPSIDE DOWN ON FRONT `ITINERY./ Check Miles ROUTE Arrive Leave/ 1 0 Bedford Rest...8.30A.M. 8.35"/ (CHECK ONLY.)/ 3 25 Jamaica (Distler's)...9.35" 10.45"/ 5 53 Amityville (Swaim's)...11.45" 11.55"/ 6 65 Hicksville (Reinhard's) 12.40 P.M. 2.15 P.M./ DINNER. 7 79 Freeport (DaSilva's)...3.10" 3.20"/ 8 86 VALLEY STEAM (WEST'S) 3.45" 4.15"/ UNPACED TO FINISH'
Missing: N/A
Finish: LIGHT GREY-BLUE RIBBON WITH BLACK LETTERING, SATIN SHEEN ON RIGHT SIDE/ TAG APPEARS YELLOWED WITH RED LETTERING
Decoration: AT TOP IS BORDER OF DOUBLE ROW OFFLEUR-DE-LIS LIKE ORNAMENTS/ IN MIDDLE OF RIBBON IS `L.A.W.' LOGO OF WHEEL WITH 3 WINGS COMING OUT FROM CENTER

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HELLFARTH, Ribbon, commemorative, 1904, Artifact no. 1987.1802, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1802.001/

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