General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

LINEN/ OCHRE PAINT

Dimensions

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

Length

149.0 cm

Width

58.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

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Weight

N/A

Diameter

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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

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CA. 1914 +

Canada

THE HENDEE MFG. CO. OPERATED A PLANT IN TORONT, ONT. BETWEEN C. 1912 & 1914. THE MUSEUM'S 1914 INDIAN TWIN MOTORCYCLE (930002) WAS MFD. THERE

Function

AN ADVERTISING BANNER FOR A MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER.

Technical

THE INDIAN MOTORCYCLE WAS MADE BY THE HENDEE MFG. CO. OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS, WHICH MFD. MOTORCYCLES BETWEEN 1901 & 1953. THE INDIAN WAS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN AMERICAN MOTORCYCLES WORLD WIDE, & PRIOR TO 1920 HENDEE WAS ALSO THE LARGEST MOTORCYCLE MFR. IN THE WORLD

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RED LETTERING OUT LINED THE BLACK & WHITE READING `Indian [IN SCRIPT]/ Motocycles/ For Business and Pleasure/ IT'S CRADLE SPRING FRAME ABSORBS ALL SHOCKS/ TWIN CYLINDERS.TWO SPEEDS.ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT'

Missing

none

Finish

YELLOW GROUND/ RED. WHITE,BLACK, & YELLOW MARKINGS (DESCRIBED BELOW)

Decoration

RED STRIPE AROUND EDGE/ RED & BLACK MARQUE IN UPPER DEXTER CORNER READS IN WHITE `INDIAN MOTORYCYCLE' & IN YELLOW `COUNT THE INDIANS ON THE ROAD'