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OBJECT TYPE: 1ST PRIZE/1 MILE RACE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1055.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: M.A.A.A.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NON-FERROUS METAL/ SILK? RIBBON

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.5 cm
Width: 1.8 cm
Height: N/A
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: IN 1880S & 1890S, BICYCLE RACES & MEETS WERE HELD FREQUENTLY BY CYCLING CLUBS & OTHER GROUPS IN CANADA & ELSEWHERE, PRODUCTS OF CYCLING CRAZE OF THAT ERA. THIS ITEM ALSO IS PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION.
Function: PIECE OF SHAPED & INSCRIBED METAL MOUNTED ON RIBBON, INTENDED TO BE WORN ON CLOTHING, WHICH SERVED AS PRIZE IN CYCLING COMPETITION.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON FRONT READS "M.A.A.A." & "1 MILE RACE"/ INCISED LETTERING ON BACK READS "1ST PRIZE" & IN SCRIPT "won by/ W.H.I.? Musson"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: TARNISHED METAL/ RED, WHITE?, & BLUE VERTICAL STRIPES ON RIBBON
Decoration: MEDAL CONSISTS OF TREFOIL CROSS WITH INVERTED SCALLOPED EDGES BETWEEN ARMS, EACH SEMI-CIRCLE CONTAINING LEAF DESIGN, WITH INCISED CIRCULAR INDENTATIONS/ INCISED ILLUSTRATION OF CYCLIST ON ORDINARY BICYCLE IN RURAL SETTING ON AMULET AT CENTRE, WITH AMULET ENCIRCLED BYCOILED CABLE DESIGN/ UPPER PART OF MEDAL CONSISTS OF 2 BARS SEPARATED BY LENGTHS OF CHAIN; EACH HAS CUTAWAY DESIGN ON UPPER EDGE & INCISED LINE AROUND EDGES

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.1055, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1055.001/

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