General Information

Serial #

800370

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ RUBBER TIRES/ WOODEN RIMS/ LEATHER SADDLE WITH HORSEHAIR (?) PADDING/ LEATHER STRAP

Dimensions

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

Length

173.0 cm

Width

52.0 cm

Height

80.0 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

CCM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

USED BY ORIGINAL OWNER, RUFUS COLBURN FROM C 1916 UNTIL C 1970; AND BY DR. COLBURN IN OTTAWA UNTIL RECENTLY

Canada

A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A PRE SWW MADE IN CANADA BICYCLE.

Function

USED TO TRANSPORT ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND

Technical

FINE EXAMPLE OF THE DURABILITY OF EARLY BICYCLE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE AS IT WAS ACTIVELY USED FOR ALMOST 80 YEARS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HEAD PLATE: '726/ IVANHOE/ CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO/ LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONT.'/ TOP LEFT OF SEAT TUBE: '800370'/ LICENSE ATTACHED TO SEAT BACK: '1970/ BICYCLE/ 2/ WINNIPEG'/ LICENSE UNDERNEATH: 'BICYCLE 1944/ 48/ WINNIPEG'/ MOLDED ON TIRES: 'DUNLOP RANGER/ MADE IN CANADA/ 28. 1 1/2/ F.13 RIM/ DUNLOP RANGER/ MADE IN CANADA/ NYLON/ 186.2.A'

Missing

REPLACEMENTS FROM ORIGINAL ARE TIRES, REAR REFLECTOR, AND HANDLE GRIPS

Finish

FRAME PAINTED BLACK/ ORANGE HANDLE GRIPS

Decoration

WHEEL RIMS: TRACES OF RED PIN STRIPES ON A BLACK AND NATURAL WOOD BASE/ NICKEL BRIGHT WORK ON HANDLEBARS, HUB, FORK CROWN, AND SPOKES