General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER POSTER/ WOOD FRAME/ GLASS/ METAL HARDWARE/ CARDBOARD MAT

Dimensions

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

Length

70.2 cm

Width

44.6 cm

Height

2.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Advertising

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1913+

Canada

ADVERTISEMENT FOR AMERICAN-MADE MOTORCYCLE ALSO SOLD IN CANADA

Function

AN ADVERTISING POSTER FOR A MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER

Technical

THE INDIAN MOTORCYCLE WAS ONE OF TWO MAJOR AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE MARQUES FROM 1901-1950'S; IT ALSO MFD. BICYCLES. THE POSTER PORTRAYS A WOMAN ON A MOTORCYCLE, WHICH IS AN EXTENSION OF MARKETING STRATEGIES USED WITH GREAT SUCCESS IN THE BICYCLE FIELD FROM THE 1890'S ONWARD.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GREENLETTERING EDGED IN BLACK READING 'The/ Indian (IN SCRIPT)/ MOTOCYCLE' & BLACK OR GREEN LETTERING READING 'WITH THE CRADLE SPRING FRAME/ Power, Comfort, Reliability/ and Ease of Control./ THE HENDEE MFG. CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS.'

Missing

none

Finish

POSTER HAS BUFF GROUND WITH GREEN LINING AROUND EDGE & MULTICOLOURED IMAGE/ GREEN MAT/ BROWN STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD

Decoration

IMAGE DEPICT SIDE VIEW OF RED PAINTED INDIAN MOTORCYCLE & GREEN, RED, & WHITE CLAD FEMALE DRIVER, AGAINST BACKGROUND OF WATER & TREES