General Information

Serial #

608 Z26 649

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL TUBING/ METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC SADDLE COVER WITH FIBRE PADDING/ RUBBER PEDALS, HANDLE GRIPS, TIRES/ SYNTHETIC REFLECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length

180.0 cm

Width

57.0 cm

Height

97.0 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

Schwinn

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF LATE 20TH CENTUREY AMERICAN IMPORT INTO CANADA ILLUSTRATING REVIVAL IN BALLOON-TIRED BICYCLES.

Function

A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR 1 PERSON

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A WOMEN'S DROP FRAME BALLOON TIRE BICYCLE. PRODUCT OF SCHWINN BICYCLES OF CHICAGO, LONGEST & BEST KNOWN 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN BICYCLE MANUFACTURER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLUE & SILVER PLATE ON HEAD TUBE READS `SCHWINN'/ PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE DECAL ON SEAT TUBE READS `QUAL.../ SCHWINN/ CHICAGO'/ GOLD DECAL ON CHAIN GUARD READS IN SCRIPT `Schwinn' & IN BLOCK LETTERS `FLYING STAR'/ INCISED LETTERING ON SEAT MOUNT READS `TROXEL/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ INCISED SERIAL NO. `608 Z26 649'/ TIRES MARKED `SRC S-7 26 1 3/4 TO FIT S-7 TUBULAR RIM'/ GEAR CHAINGER LEVER MARKED IN SCRIPT `Bendix' & IN BLOCK LETTERS `AVIATION CORP./ MADE IN U.S.A.'

Missing

DECALS

Finish

FRAME PAINTED BLUE & WHITE/ MUDGUARDS & CHAIN GUARDS PAINTED BLUE/ PLATED HANDLEBARS, SPROCKET, CRANKS, RIMS/ BEIGE SEAT COVER/ RED REAR REFLECTOR/ GREY HANDLE GRIPS/ BLACK TIRES & PEDALS

Decoration

WHITE STRIPING ON FRAME & MUDGUARDS/ CANADIAN FLAG DECAL ONREAR MUDGUARD