General Information

Serial #

3T9863

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ RUBBER

Dimensions

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

Length

175.0 cm

Width

53.5 cm

Height

100.0 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

Humphrey

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1940'S TO 1980'S [REF 1]

Canada

HUMPHREY BICYCLE & MOTOR CO. LTD. HAD ITS ORIGINS IN THE HUMPHREY BICYCLE & HARDWARE CO., INCORPORATED IN TORONTO IN 1903. BY 1947 IT WAS A SUBSIDIARY OF CCM. HUMPHREY WAS ONE OF 4 CANADIAN BICYCLE MFGS WHO SURVIVED THE DEPRESSION & REMAINED ONE OF THE LONGEST SURVIVING BRAND NAMES IN CDN BICYCLE INDUSTRY [REF 1]

Function

USED TO TRANSPORT ONE PERSON ON LAND

Technical

THIS BICYCLE IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN ORIGINAL MAN'S COASTER BRAKE SAFETY BICYCLE; IT PROVIDES AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF THE PRODUCTS SOLD BY ONE OF CANADA'S BETTER KNOWN BICYCLE MANUFACTURERS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HEAD PLATE: 'HUMPHREY BICYCLE & MOTOR CO. LTD. TORONTO CANADA/ HUMPHREY'/ DECAL ON FRAME: 'MADE IN CANADA'/ ON KICK STAND: 'TRYGG'/ ON EACH HANDLE GRIP: 'MATEX'/ ON INSIDE OF SEAT 'MADE IN ENGLAND' 2 TIMES/ STAMPED ON RIGHT OF SEAT TUBE: '3T9863'/ MOLDED IN TIRES: 'DUNLOP GOLD SEAL MADE IN CANADA 28. 1 1/2 F.13 RIM NYLON RO 207-1 INFLATE 35 TO 55 LBS.'/ STAMPED IN FRONT AXEL: 'FALCON/ 1/4 BALLS/ MADE IN CANADA'

Missing

PEDAL 'PADS'/ SEAT PROBABLY NOT ORIGINAL TO BICYCLE/ BACK TIRE IS FLAT

Finish

CHROMIUM PLATED HANDLEBARS/ BODY AND FENDER MAROON WITH WHITE STRIPES/ WHEEL RIMS MAROON WITH WHITE STRIPES/ BLACK SEAT/ "BRICK" COLOURED HANDLE GRIPS/ BLACK TIRES

Decoration

N/A