General Information

Serial #

RC65846

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

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

186.0 cm

Width

62.5 cm

Height

108.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

25.0

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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1970'S +/ PRODUCED BY THIS MFG. FROM EARLY 1900'S TO 1978

Canada

DELIVERY BICYCLES WERE FORMERLY IN CONSIDERABLE USE BY SMALL COMMERCIAL GROUPS, PARTICULARLY MARKETS. THEY WERE "WORKING BICYCLES OF CANADA"

Function

A DELIVERY BICYCLE, THIS EXAMPLE USED BY A PRINTING COMPANY TO DELIVER ITS PRODUCT

Technical

EXAMPLE OF ONE OF TWO DELIVERY VEHICLES PRODUCED BY RALEIGH. THIS VERSION, WITH 26 IN. REAR WHEEL & 29 IN. FRONT WHEEL WAS PRODUCED FROM AT LEAST 1907 TO C.1980 (REF.1). THIS EXAMPLE WAS PURCHASED IN EARLY 1970'S, BEFORE 1973 BECAUSE RALEIGH INTRODUCED NEW SERIAL NO. SYSTEM IN THAT YEAR./ DELIVERY BICYCLE WAS PRODUCED 1890S TO 1970S & REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WERE IN USE WORLDWIDE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD & RED MFG.'S PLATE ON HEAD TUBE (WITH LOGO) READS `THE RALEIGH/ NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND'/ IDENTICAL DECAL ON REAR MUDGUARD/ GOLD DECAL ON SEAT TUBE READS (PARTLY IN SCRIP) `RALEIGH/ The ALL-STEEL/ Bicycle'/ YELLOW DECAL ABOVE LATTER READS `HIGH TENSILE/ STEEL/ TUBING'/ SEAT TUBE INCISED `RE65846'/ SADDLE STAMPED `DUNLOP/ MADE IN ENGLAND' ON SIDES, WITH SMALL PLATE READING `DUNLOP' ATTACHED TO BACK EDGE/ PANEL MOUNTED UNDER TOP TUBE READS IN WHITE `THE RUNGE PRESS LTD./ PRINTERS/ 124-128 QUEEN ST.'/ TIRES MARKED `DUNLOP CARRIER/ MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' & `20 x 1 3/4' ON FRONT TIRE, `26 x 1 3/4' ON REAR

Missing

REAR REFLECTOR

Finish

FRAME & MUDGUARDS PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK/ PLATED RIMS, HANDLEBARS, CRANKS, SPROCKET/ END OF REAR MUDGUARD PAINTED WHITE/ BLACK RUBBER & SYNTHETIC/ BROWN RUBBER REAR REFLECTOR MOUNT

Decoration

LOGO PLATE ON HEAD TUBE CONSISTING OF HERON'S HEAD CREST & STYLIZED `R CO' WITH LETTERING AS BELOW