Bicycle
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- OBJECT TYPE
- safety/chain drive/diamond frame/womens
- DATE
- 1952
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0660.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Raleigh Cycle Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Nottingham, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 50876 RC
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL TUBING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC SADDLE/ RUBBER PEDALS, HANDLE GRIPS, TIRES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 175.0 cm
- Width
- 55.5 cm
- Height
- 103.5 cm
- 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
- Raleigh
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Nottingham
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1953
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR 1 PERSON - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- GOLD & RED MFG.'S PLATE ON HEAD TUBE READING `THE RALEIGH/ NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND', WITH LOGO/ IDENTICAL DECAL ON REAR MUDGUARD/ DECAL ON SEAT TUBE WITH GOLD LETTERING READING `RALIEGH/ CANADIAN' WITH MULTICOLOURED LEAF ABOVE & BELOW/ YELLOW DECAL ABOVE LATTER READS `HIGH TENSILE/ STEEL/ TUBING'/ DECAL ON DOWN TUBE READS IN GOLD, WHITE, & RED ON BLUE `RALEIGH'/ DECAL WITH MFG.'S LOGO & READING `THE RALEIGH' ON EACH SIDE OF FRONT FORKS/ SEAT TUBE READS `BYSHE & CO./ THE `SPORTS CENTRE/ OTTAWA'/ GOLD `RALEIGH' ON CHAIN GUARD/ `RALEIGH INDUSTRIES' INCISED ON BRAKE CONTROL/ GEAR CHANGER MARKED `S/A/ENGLAND' & `3 SPEED' WITH PATENT NOS.; REAR CARRIER MARKED IN RED `WICO'.
- Missing
- None apparent
- Finish
- DARK BLUE PAINTED FRAME & CHAIN GUARD/ WHITE PAINTED MUDGUARDS/ PLATED HANDLEBARS, RIMS, SPROCKET, CRANKS, BELL/ BLACK PEDALS & TIRES/ BROWN SADDLE/ BLACK PAINTED SADDLE SPRINGS/ ORANGE-BROWN HANDLE GRIP
- Decoration
- LOGO PLATE ON HEAD TUBE CONSISTING OF HERON'S HEAD CREST & STYLIZED `R CO' WITH LETTERING AS BELOW/ GOLD STRIPING ON FRAME/ DECORATIVE METAL STRIP PROJECTING FROM STEM TOP HAS CUT OUT MFR.'S LOGO& INCISED `RALEIGH'/ LOGO ON PEDALS & HANDLE GRIPS/ CONCENTRIC CIRCLE PATTERN INCISED ON BELL, SHAMROCK ON PULL LEVER/ TIRES MARKED `26 X 1 3/8', `DUNOP CHAPION', & `MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN'
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